primidone
/ˈpɹaɪ.məˌdoʊn/noun
primidone is spelled P-R-I-M-I-D-O-N-E: 9 letters and 3 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, primidone means “An anticonvulsant drug chemically related (and partially metabolized) to phenobarbital, used in the treatment of epilepsy and essential (idiopathic)…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in primidone?
| Letters | 9: P-R-I-M-I-D-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (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 primidone?
Primidone 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 primidone?
- UK /ˈpɹɪm.əd.əʊn/
- US /ˈpɹaɪ.məˌdoʊn/
- US /ˈpɹɪm.əˌdoʊn/
Primidone has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does primidone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An anticonvulsant drug chemically related (and partially metabolized) to phenobarbital, used in the treatment of epilepsy and essential (idiopathic) tremor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does primidone come from?
Blend of p(y)rimid(ine) + d(i)one.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).