ipratropium
/ˌɪp.ɹəˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm/noun
ipratropium is spelled I-P-R-A-T-R-O-P-I-U-M: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ipratropium means “An anticholinergic drug C₂₀H₃₀NO₃⁺ that is used as an inhalational aerosol for bronchodilation especially in the treatment of chronic obstructive…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ipratropium?
| Letters | 11: I-P-R-A-T-R-O-P-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ipratropium?
Ipratropium appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 ipratropium?
- US /ˌɪp.ɹəˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm/
Ipratropium has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with ipratropium?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ipratropium from its last stressed vowel (/oʊpiəm/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does ipratropium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An anticholinergic drug C₂₀H₃₀NO₃⁺ that is used as an inhalational aerosol for bronchodilation especially in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and as a nasal spray in the treatment of runny nose associated with rhinitis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ipratropium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense anticholinergic drug:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | ipratrópio |
| Spanish | ipratropio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ipratropium come from?
From i(so)pr(opyl) + atrop(ine) + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).