praziquantel
pra·zi·quan·tel/ˌpɹæzɪˈkwæntɛl/noun
praziquantel is spelled P-R-A-Z-I-Q-U-A-N-T-E-L: 12 letters and 4 syllables (pra·zi·quan·tel). It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, praziquantel means “An anthelmintic medication used to treat a number of types of parasitic worm infections, including clonorchiasis, cysticercosis, opisthorchiasis…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in praziquantel?
| Letters | 12: P-R-A-Z-I-Q-U-A-N-T-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: pra·zi·quan·tel |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 praziquantel?
Praziquantel appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 praziquantel?
- US /ˌpɹæzɪˈkwæntɛl/
Praziquantel has 4 syllables, split pra·zi·quan·tel in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-praziquantel.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does praziquantel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An anthelmintic medication used to treat a number of types of parasitic worm infections, including clonorchiasis, cysticercosis, opisthorchiasis, schistosomiasis, and tapeworm infections.
In the case of schistosomiasis, […] the techniques of molecular biology are being used to seek vaccines, and praziquantel has transformed therapy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does praziquantel come from?
p(y)razi(ne) + qu(inoline) + -antel (“anthelmintic”). The drug was developed by the German pharmaceutical companies Bayer and Merck in the mid-1970s. The name is established as the drug’s international nonproprietary name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).