liraglutide
/ˌlɪɹ.əˈɡluˌtaɪd/noun
liraglutide is spelled L-I-R-A-G-L-U-T-I-D-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, liraglutide means “An antidiabetic drug C₁₇₂H₂₆₅N₄₃O₅₁ (trademark Victoza) that is an analog of glucagon-like peptide 1 administered by injection in the treatment of…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in liraglutide?
| Letters | 11: L-I-R-A-G-L-U-T-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 liraglutide?
Liraglutide appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 liraglutide?
- US /ˌlɪɹ.əˈɡluˌtaɪd/
- US /lɪˈɹæɡ.lʊˌtaɪd/
Liraglutide has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does liraglutide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An antidiabetic drug C₁₇₂H₂₆₅N₄₃O₅₁ (trademark Victoza) that is an analog of glucagon-like peptide 1 administered by injection in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does liraglutide come from?
From ly(sine)[Term?] + -glutide (“glucagon-like peptide analog”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).