methamphetamine hydrochloride

/ˌmɛθamˈfɛtəmiːn ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈklɔːɹaɪd/

//ˌmɛθamˈfɛtəmiːn ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈklɔːɹaɪd// noun

Detailed reference entry for the English word "methamphetamine-hydrochloride", 29-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "methamphetamine-hydrochloride" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "methamphetamine-hydrochloride" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

The verdict

“methamphetamine hydrochloride” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
29
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The hydrochloride of the drug methamphetamine.

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Key facts for methamphetamine hydrochloride
PropertyValue
Headwordmethamphetamine hydrochloride
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌmɛθamˈfɛtəmiːn ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈklɔːɹaɪd/
Letters29
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “methamphetamine hydrochloride” sits in English frequency

methamphetamine hydrochloride falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for methamphetamine hydrochloride is 29 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌmɛθamˈfɛtəmiːn ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈklɔːɹaɪd/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The hydrochloride of the drug methamphetamine.".

No misspelling variants are generated for methamphetamine hydrochloride in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is methamphetamine hydrochloride, spelled M-E-T-H-A-M-P-H-E-T-A-M-I-N-E- -H-Y-D-R-O-C-H-L-O-R-I-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    The hydrochloride of the drug methamphetamine.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "methamphetamine hydrochloride"?
"methamphetamine hydrochloride" is spelled M-E-T-H-A-M-P-H-E-T-A-M-I-N-E- -H-Y-D-R-O-C-H-L-O-R-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌmɛθamˈfɛtəmiːn ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈklɔːɹaɪd/.
What does "methamphetamine hydrochloride" mean?
As a noun, "methamphetamine hydrochloride" means: The hydrochloride of the drug methamphetamine.
How do you pronounce "methamphetamine hydrochloride"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "methamphetamine hydrochloride" is /ˌmɛθamˈfɛtəmiːn ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈklɔːɹaɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “methamphetamine hydrochloride”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-E-T-H-A-M-P-H-E-T-A-M-I-N-E- -H-Y-D-R-O-C-H-L-O-R-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌmɛθamˈfɛtəmiːn ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈklɔːɹaɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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