pravastatin
/ˈpɹæv.əˌstæt.n̩/noun
pravastatin is spelled P-R-A-V-A-S-T-A-T-I-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pravastatin means “A statin used to lower blood cholesterol levels, especially after a heart attack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pravastatin?
| Letters | 11: P-R-A-V-A-S-T-A-T-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 pravastatin?
Pravastatin appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 pravastatin?
- UK /ˌpɹav.əˈstat.ɪn/
- US /ˈpɹæv.əˌstæt.n̩/
Pravastatin has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pravastatin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A statin used to lower blood cholesterol levels, especially after a heart attack.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pravastatin come from?
From pra- (of unknown origin) + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).