metronidazole
/ˌmɛ.tɹəˈnaɪ.dəˌzoʊl/noun
metronidazole is spelled M-E-T-R-O-N-I-D-A-Z-O-L-E: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metronidazole means “An antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and infections by anaerobic bacteria” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metronidazole is metronidazoles.
How many letters and syllables are in metronidazole?
| Letters | 13: M-E-T-R-O-N-I-D-A-Z-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th 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 metronidazole?
Metronidazole appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 metronidazole?
- UK /ˌmɛ.tɹəˈnʌɪ.də.zəʊl/
- US /ˌmɛ.tɹəˈnaɪ.dəˌzoʊl/
Metronidazole has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of metronidazole
- metronidazoles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metronidazole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and infections by anaerobic bacteria.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metronidazole in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | metronidazol |
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.