pembrolizumab
noun
pembrolizumab is spelled P-E-M-B-R-O-L-I-Z-U-M-A-B: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pembrolizumab means “A drug that targets the programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) receptor, intended for use in treating metastatic melanoma” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pembrolizumab?
| Letters | 13: P-E-M-B-R-O-L-I-Z-U-M-A-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 pembrolizumab?
Pembrolizumab appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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).
What does pembrolizumab mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A drug that targets the programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) receptor, intended for use in treating metastatic melanoma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pembrolizumab come from?
From [Term?] + -li- (“immunomodulating”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).