phenylephrine
/ˌfiː.nʌɪlˈɛf.ɹɪn/noun
phenylephrine is spelled P-H-E-N-Y-L-E-P-H-R-I-N-E: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phenylephrine means “An α-adrenergic receptor agonist related to adrenaline, used as a vasoconstrictor and nasal decongestant; 3-(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino-ethyl)phenol…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phenylephrine is phenylephrines.
How many letters and syllables are in phenylephrine?
| Letters | 13: P-H-E-N-Y-L-E-P-H-R-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 phenylephrine?
Phenylephrine appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 phenylephrine?
- UK /ˌfiː.nʌɪlˈɛf.ɹɪn/
- UK /ˌfɛn.ɪlˈɛf.ɹɪn/
- UK /ˌfiː.nʌɪlˈɛf.ɹiːn/
Phenylephrine has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-phenylephrine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of phenylephrine
- phenylephrines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phenylephrine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An α-adrenergic receptor agonist related to adrenaline, used as a vasoconstrictor and nasal decongestant; 3-(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino-ethyl)phenol, with the formula C₉H₁₃NO₂.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phenylephrine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense α-adrenergic receptor agonist:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phényléphrine |
| German | Phenylephrin |
| Portuguese | fenilefrina |
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.
Where does phenylephrine come from?
Blend of phenyl + epinephrine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).