hydroxyzine
/haɪˈdɹɑk.səˌziːn/noun
hydroxyzine is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-Z-I-N-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hydroxyzine means “A first-generation antihistamine of the piperazine class, used as an antihistamine, antiemetic, anxiolytic, and weak analgesic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hydroxyzine is hydroxyzines.
How many letters and syllables are in hydroxyzine?
| Letters | 11: H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-Z-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 hydroxyzine?
Hydroxyzine appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 hydroxyzine?
- US /haɪˈdɹɑk.səˌziːn/
Hydroxyzine 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 hydroxyzine
- hydroxyzines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hydroxyzine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A first-generation antihistamine of the piperazine class, used as an antihistamine, antiemetic, anxiolytic, and weak analgesic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hydroxyzine come from?
Blend of hydroxy- + piperazine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).