procainamide
/pɹoʊˈkeɪ.nəˌmaɪd/noun
procainamide is spelled P-R-O-C-A-I-N-A-M-I-D-E: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, procainamide means “A base of an amide related to procaine (trademark Pronestyl) that is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₃H₂₁N₃O·HCl as a cardiac depressant…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in procainamide?
| Letters | 12: P-R-O-C-A-I-N-A-M-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 procainamide?
Procainamide appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 procainamide?
- UK /pɹəʊˈkeɪ.nəm.ʌɪd/
- US /pɹoʊˈkeɪ.nəˌmaɪd/
Procainamide 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 procainamide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A base of an amide related to procaine (trademark Pronestyl) that is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₃H₂₁N₃O·HCl as a cardiac depressant especially in the treatment of ventricular and atrial arrhythmias.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does procainamide come from?
From procaine + -amide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).