methylphenidate
/ˌmɛθ əlˈfɛn ɪˌdeɪt/noun
methylphenidate is spelled M-E-T-H-Y-L-P-H-E-N-I-D-A-T-E: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, methylphenidate means “A stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, better known by the trade name Ritalin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of methylphenidate is methylphenidates.
How many letters and syllables are in methylphenidate?
| Letters | 15: M-E-T-H-Y-L-P-H-E-N-I-D-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd 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 methylphenidate?
Methylphenidate appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 methylphenidate?
- /ˌmɛθ əlˈfɛn ɪˌdeɪt/
- /ˌmɛθ əlˈfi nɪˌdeɪt/
- /ˌmɛθ əlˈfɪ nəˌdɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En_US_methylphenidate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of methylphenidate
- methylphenidates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does methylphenidate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, better known by the trade name Ritalin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Methylphenidate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense stimulant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | méthylphénidate |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.