lignocaine
/ˈlɪɡ.nə(ʊ).keɪn/noun
lignocaine is spelled L-I-G-N-O-C-A-I-N-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lignocaine means “Synonym of lidocaine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lignocaine?
| Letters | 10: L-I-G-N-O-C-A-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 lignocaine?
Lignocaine appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 lignocaine?
- UK /ˈlɪɡ.nə(ʊ).keɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lignocaine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of lidocaine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lignocaine come from?
From ligno- (“wood, related to xylene”) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).