ganciclovir
/ɡænˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/noun
ganciclovir is spelled G-A-N-C-I-C-L-O-V-I-R: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ganciclovir means “An antiviral medication C₉H₁₃N₅O₄ related to acyclovir and used especially to treat or prevent cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ganciclovir?
| Letters | 11: G-A-N-C-I-C-L-O-V-I-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ganciclovir?
Ganciclovir appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 ganciclovir?
- UK /ɡanˈsʌɪ.klə(ʊ)ˌvɪə/
- US /ɡænˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/
Ganciclovir has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with ganciclovir?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ganciclovir from its last stressed vowel (/aɪkloʊvɪɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ganciclovir
- gancyclovir
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ganciclovir mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An antiviral medication C₉H₁₃N₅O₄ related to acyclovir and used especially to treat or prevent cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised individuals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ganciclovir come from?
From g(u)an(osine) + -ciclovir (“bicyclic heterocycle compound”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).