naproxen
/nəˈpɹɒksən/
"naproxen" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“naproxen” is uncommon English (frequency #78,855 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,855
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A certain non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that inhibits the COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes and thereby reduces pain, fever, inflammation, and stiffness.
Corpus desk
Index EN-naproxen · naproxen · English
naproxen · rank #78,855 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,855
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH nanotech
Nearest frequency peer: nanotech (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “naproxen”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- mutha
mutha
21,151 corpus weight
- nametag
nametag
21,148 corpus weight
- nanotech
nanotech
21,147 corpus weight
- naproxen
naproxen
21,146 corpus weight
- Nawal
Nawal
21,143 corpus weight
- Necronomicon
Necronomicon
21,142 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “naproxen” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | naproxen |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /nəˈpɹɒksən/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #78,855 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “naproxen” in English
Rare enough to double-check
naproxen is uncommon English at frequency #78,855 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /nəˈpɹɒksən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A certain non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that inhibits the COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes and thereby reduces pain, fever, inflammation, and stiffness.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for naproxen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of naphthyl + propionic + oxy- + -en. The correct English form is naproxen, spelled N-A-P-R-O-X-E-N.
Definition
- 1A certain non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that inhibits the COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes and thereby reduces pain, fever, inflammation, and stiffness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how naproxen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
These days, especially when she kept on top of taking her naproxen, the hurt in her joints and limbs merely teased.
Etymology
Blend of naphthyl + propionic + oxy- + -en.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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