ouabain
/ˈwɑːbeɪn/noun
ouabain is spelled O-U-A-B-A-I-N: 7 letters. 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, ouabain means “A poisonous cardiac glycoside, g-strophanthin, found in the seeds of certain lianas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ouabain is ouabains.
How many letters and syllables are in ouabain?
| Letters | 7: O-U-A-B-A-I-N |
|---|---|
| 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 ouabain?
Ouabain 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 ouabain?
- /ˈwɑːbeɪn/
- /ˈuːəbeɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ouabain
- ouabains plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ouabain mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A poisonous cardiac glycoside, g-strophanthin, found in the seeds of certain lianas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ouabain come from?
From ouaba(io) + -in, after French ouabain, ultimately from Somali waabaayo, meaning "arrow poison".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).