galantamine
/ɡəˈlæn.təˌmiːn/noun
galantamine is spelled G-A-L-A-N-T-A-M-I-N-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, galantamine means “An alkaloid, obtained synthetically or from various plants, used for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease and various memory…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in galantamine?
| Letters | 11: G-A-L-A-N-T-A-M-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is galantamine?
Galantamine appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce galantamine?
- US /ɡəˈlæn.təˌmiːn/
Galantamine has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of galantamine
- galanthamine
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does galantamine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An alkaloid, obtained synthetically or from various plants, used for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease and various memory impairments.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Galantamine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | galantamine |
| German | Galantamin |
| Portuguese | galantamina |
| Spanish | galantamina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does galantamine come from?
From translingual Galanthus (“genus name”) + amine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).