guaifenesin
/ɡwaɪˈfɛnɪsɪn/noun
guaifenesin is spelled G-U-A-I-F-E-N-E-S-I-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, guaifenesin means “Glyceryl guaiacolate, an expectorant drug used to assist the expectoration of phlegm from the airways in acute respiratory tract infections” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in guaifenesin?
| Letters | 11: G-U-A-I-F-E-N-E-S-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 guaifenesin?
Guaifenesin appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 guaifenesin?
- /ɡwaɪˈfɛnɪsɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-guaifenesin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of guaifenesin
- guaiphenesin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does guaifenesin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Glyceryl guaiacolate, an expectorant drug used to assist the expectoration of phlegm from the airways in acute respiratory tract infections.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).