phenacetin
/fɪˈnæsətɪn/noun
phenacetin is spelled P-H-E-N-A-C-E-T-I-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phenacetin means “Any of a class of analgesic and antipyretic drugs derived from acetanilide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phenacetin is phenacetins.
How many letters and syllables are in phenacetin?
| Letters | 10: P-H-E-N-A-C-E-T-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 phenacetin?
Phenacetin appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 phenacetin?
- /fɪˈnæsətɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-phenacetin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of phenacetin
- phenacetins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phenacetin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a class of analgesic and antipyretic drugs derived from acetanilide.
- 2
A specific antipyretic drug, also called acetophenetidin, with the formula C₁₀H₁₃NO₂.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phenacetin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense C10H13NO2:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Phenacetin |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.