glimepiride
/ɡlaɪˈmɛp.ɪˌɹaɪd/noun
glimepiride is spelled G-L-I-M-E-P-I-R-I-D-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glimepiride means “A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glimepiride?
| Letters | 11: G-L-I-M-E-P-I-R-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 glimepiride?
Glimepiride appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 glimepiride?
- US /ɡlaɪˈmɛp.ɪˌɹaɪd/
- US /ɡlɪˈmɛp.ɪˌɹaɪd/
Glimepiride 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 does glimepiride mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does glimepiride come from?
From gli- (“antihyperglycemic”) + me(thyl) + pyr(role) + -ide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).