neomycin
/ˌni.əˈmaɪ.sn̩/noun
neomycin is spelled N-E-O-M-Y-C-I-N: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neomycin means “A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic related to streptomycin that is produced by a streptomyces (Streptomyces fradiae) and used medically…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neomycin is neomycins.
How many letters and syllables are in neomycin?
| Letters | 8: N-E-O-M-Y-C-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is neomycin?
Neomycin appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 neomycin?
- UK /ˌniː.ə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/
- US /ˌni.əˈmaɪ.sn̩/
Neomycin has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with neomycin?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as neomycin from its last stressed vowel (/aɪsn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of neomycin
- neomycins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neomycin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic related to streptomycin that is produced by a streptomyces (Streptomyces fradiae) and used medically especially to treat local infections.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does neomycin come from?
From neo- + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).