procaine
/ˈpɹoʊˌkeɪn/noun
procaine is spelled P-R-O-C-A-I-N-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, procaine means “A synthetic compound derived from benzoic acid, used as a local anesthetic, especially in dentistry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of procaine is procaines.
How many letters and syllables are in procaine?
| Letters | 8: P-R-O-C-A-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is procaine?
Procaine appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 procaine?
- UK /ˈpɹəʊ.keɪn/
- US /ˈpɹoʊˌkeɪn/
Procaine has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with procaine?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as procaine (/oʊkeɪn/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: apocrine.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of procaine
- procaines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does procaine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A synthetic compound derived from benzoic acid, used as a local anesthetic, especially in dentistry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does procaine come from?
from pro- (“acting as a substitute or deputy of”) + -caine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).