hydrocodone
/ˌhaɪ.dɹoʊˈkoʊˌdoʊn/
"hydrocodone" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hydrocodone” is uncommon English (frequency #60,167 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,167
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A habit-forming compound that is derived from codeine and is administered in the form of its bitartrate C₁₈H₂₁NO₃·C₄H₆O₆ usually in combination with other drugs (as acetaminophen) as an analgesic o...
Corpus desk
Index EN-hydrocodone · hydrocodone · English
hydrocodone · rank #60,167 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,167
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,837
- PHOTO-FINISH Hx
Nearest frequency peer: Hx (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “hydrocodone”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hothouse
hothouse
39,838 corpus weight
- houseguest
houseguest
39,837 corpus weight
- Hx
Hx
39,835 corpus weight
- hydrocodone
hydrocodone
39,834 corpus weight
- hyphenated
hyphenated
39,833 corpus weight
- hypnotherapy
hypnotherapy
39,832 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “hydrocodone” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hydrocodone |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌhaɪ.dɹoʊˈkoʊˌdoʊn/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #60,167 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hydrocodone” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hydrocodone is uncommon English at frequency #60,167 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌhaɪ.dɹoʊˈkoʊˌdoʊn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A habit-forming compound that is derived from codeine and is administered in the form of its bitartrate C₁₈H₂₁NO₃·C₄H₆O₆ usually in combination with other drugs (as acetaminophen) as an analgesic o...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for hydrocodone in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From (di)hydro + cod(eine) + -one. The correct English form is hydrocodone, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-C-O-D-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1A habit-forming compound that is derived from codeine and is administered in the form of its bitartrate C₁₈H₂₁NO₃·C₄H₆O₆ usually in combination with other drugs (as acetaminophen) as an analgesic or antitussive.
Etymology
From (di)hydro + cod(eine) + -one.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hydrocodone", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.