glipizide
/ˈɡlɪp.ɪˌzaɪd/noun
glipizide is spelled G-L-I-P-I-Z-I-D-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glipizide means “A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug C₂₁H₂₇N₅O₄S (trademark Glucotrol) that lowers blood glucose levels and is used in the control of hyperglycemia…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glipizide?
| Letters | 9: G-L-I-P-I-Z-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 glipizide?
Glipizide appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 glipizide?
- US /ˈɡlɪp.ɪˌzaɪd/
Glipizide has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glipizide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug C₂₁H₂₇N₅O₄S (trademark Glucotrol) that lowers blood glucose levels and is used in the control of hyperglycemia associated with type 2 diabetes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does glipizide come from?
From gli- (“antihyperglycemic”) + py(ra)z(ine) + -ide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).