Percocet

/ˈpɜɹkəˌsɛt/

//ˈpɜɹkəˌsɛt// name

"percocet" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Percocet” is uncommon English (frequency #64,607 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,607
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing oxycodone and paracetamol, often used for recreational purposes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-percocet · Percocet · English

Percocet · rank #64,607 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,607
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pekin

Nearest frequency peer: Pekin (-2 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 “Percocet”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Percocet” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Percocet
PropertyValue
HeadwordPercocet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈpɜɹkəˌsɛt/
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,607
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Percocet” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Percocetfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Pekin” (#64,605), “pharynx” (#64,609), “Patiala” (#64,600). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Percocet” is #64,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Percocet is uncommon English at frequency #64,607 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈpɜɹkəˌsɛt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing oxycodone and paracetamol, often used for recreational purposes.".

Percocet doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Percocet, spelled P-E-R-C-O-C-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing oxycodone and paracetamol, often used for recreational purposes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Percocet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Listen. You give 'em a Percocet, two Vicodin and a couple of beers, and the panties drop. It's very nice.
  2. They ingest Ambien, Seroquel, LSD, Adderall, Oxycodone, cocaine, Flexeril, Percocet, psilocybin mushrooms and codeine.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Percocet"?
"Percocet" is spelled P-E-R-C-O-C-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɜɹkəˌsɛt/.
What does "Percocet" mean?
As a proper noun, "Percocet" means: A brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing oxycodone and paracetamol, often used for recreational purposes.
How do you pronounce "Percocet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Percocet" is /ˈpɜɹkəˌsɛt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Percocet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list