# ketamine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɛt.ə.mɪn/ · frequency rank #32,883

## Definitions
1. A synthetic compound used as a dissociative anesthetic and analgesic drug and also recreationally as a hallucinogen.

## Etymology
Blend of ketone + amine. First use appears c. 1966.

## Common misspellings (11)
`ektamine`, `keatmine`, `ketaimne`, `ketamien`, `ketaminne`, `ketammine`, `ketamnie`, `ketmaine`, `kettamine`, `kketamine`, `kteamine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ketamine