montelukast
/ˌmɑn.təˈluːˌkæst/noun
montelukast is spelled M-O-N-T-E-L-U-K-A-S-T: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, montelukast means “A leukotriene antagonist (trademark Singulair) used orally in the form of its sodium salt C₃₅H₃₅ClNNaO₃S to treat asthma or to relieve the symptoms…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in montelukast?
| Letters | 11: M-O-N-T-E-L-U-K-A-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 montelukast?
Montelukast appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 montelukast?
- US /ˌmɑn.təˈluːˌkæst/
Montelukast has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-montelukast.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does montelukast mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A leukotriene antagonist (trademark Singulair) used orally in the form of its sodium salt C₃₅H₃₅ClNNaO₃S to treat asthma or to relieve the symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does montelukast come from?
From Mont(r)e(al) + -lukast (“leukotriene receptor antagonist”), named after the city of Montreal, where the drug was developed by Merck in 1991.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).