gemfibrozil
/d͡ʒɛmˈfaɪ.bɹəˌzɪl/noun
gemfibrozil is spelled G-E-M-F-I-B-R-O-Z-I-L: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gemfibrozil means “A drug C₁₅H₂₂O₃ that regulates blood serum lipids and is used especially to lower the levels of triglycerides and increase the levels of HDLs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gemfibrozil?
| Letters | 11: G-E-M-F-I-B-R-O-Z-I-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gemfibrozil?
Gemfibrozil appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 gemfibrozil?
- US /d͡ʒɛmˈfaɪ.bɹəˌzɪl/
- US /d͡ʒɛmˈfɪb.ɹəˌzɪl/
Gemfibrozil has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gemfibrozil mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A drug C₁₅H₂₂O₃ that regulates blood serum lipids and is used especially to lower the levels of triglycerides and increase the levels of HDLs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gemfibrozil come from?
Probably from gem- (of unknown origin) + -fibrate (“clofibrate derivative”) + -o- + -zil (“alteration of xylene”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).