prochlorperazine
/ˌpɹoʊˌklɔɹˈpɛɹ.əˌzin/noun
prochlorperazine is spelled P-R-O-C-H-L-O-R-P-E-R-A-Z-I-N-E: 16 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prochlorperazine means “A drug C₂₀H₂₄ClN₃S (trademark Compazine) that is a phenothiazine derivative having antiemetic and antipsychotic properties” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prochlorperazine?
| Letters | 16: P-R-O-C-H-L-O-R-P-E-R-A-Z-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 prochlorperazine?
Prochlorperazine appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 prochlorperazine?
- UK /ˌpɹəʊ.klɔːˈpɛ.ɹə.ziːn/
- US /ˌpɹoʊˌklɔɹˈpɛɹ.əˌzin/
Prochlorperazine has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prochlorperazine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A drug C₂₀H₂₄ClN₃S (trademark Compazine) that is a phenothiazine derivative having antiemetic and antipsychotic properties.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does prochlorperazine come from?
From pro(p)- + chlor- + (pi)perazine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).