Percocet

Name: Percocet, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈpɜɹkəˌsɛt/

//ˈpɜɹkəˌsɛt// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Percocet” is uncommon English (frequency #64,607 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,607
frequency rank, English: 46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing oxycodone and paracetamol, often used for recreational purposes.

Key facts for Percocet
Property	Value
Headword	Percocet
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈpɜɹkəˌsɛt/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#64,607
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Percocet” sits in English frequency

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

#64,607

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Percocet is uncommon English at frequency #64,607 among 46,516 “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
A brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing oxycodone and paracetamol, often used for recreational purposes.

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.

What language does "Percocet" come from?

"Percocet" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “Percocet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is P-E-R-C-O-C-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈpɜɹkəˌsɛt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.