glibenclamide
/ɡlaɪˈbɛŋ.kləˌmaɪd/noun
glibenclamide is spelled G-L-I-B-E-N-C-L-A-M-I-D-E: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glibenclamide means “An oral sulfonylurea antidiabetic C₂₃H₂₈ClN₃O₅S (trademarks Diaβeta, Glycovance, Micronase) used similarly to glipizide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glibenclamide is glibenclamides.
How many letters and syllables are in glibenclamide?
| Letters | 13: G-L-I-B-E-N-C-L-A-M-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 glibenclamide?
Glibenclamide appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 glibenclamide?
- US /ɡlaɪˈbɛŋ.kləˌmaɪd/
Glibenclamide 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 glibenclamide
- glibenclamides plural
- glyburide
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glibenclamide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An oral sulfonylurea antidiabetic C₂₃H₂₈ClN₃O₅S (trademarks Diaβeta, Glycovance, Micronase) used similarly to glipizide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).