methedrine

noun

"methedrine" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“methedrine” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A brand name for methamphetamine.

Corpus desk

Index EN-methedrine · methedrine · English

methedrine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for methedrine
PropertyValue
Headwordmethedrine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “methedrine” in English

methedrineranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

methedrine is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A brand name for methamphetamine.".

Zero misspellings are on record for methedrine in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Trade name. The correct English form is methedrine, spelled M-E-T-H-E-D-R-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A brand name for methamphetamine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how methedrine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. And-a all in all, the seagull said / "As I look to where I've been / The whole wide human race / Has a-taken far too much Methedrine"
  2. After three weeks high on methedrine the comedown isn’t necessarily that bad, but the participant’s frame of mind can steer it anywhere from mere exhaustion to suicidal desperation, with hundreds of nefarious variations in between.

Etymology

Trade name.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "methedrine"?
"methedrine" is spelled M-E-T-H-E-D-R-I-N-E.
What does "methedrine" mean?
As a noun, "methedrine" means: A brand name for methamphetamine.
What is the origin of the word "methedrine"?
Trade name. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list