progestogen
pro·ges·to·gen/pɹoʊˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/noun
progestogen is spelled P-R-O-G-E-S-T-O-G-E-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables (pro·ges·to·gen). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, progestogen means “The steroid hormone progesterone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of progestogen is progestogens.
How many letters and syllables are in progestogen?
| Letters | 11: P-R-O-G-E-S-T-O-G-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: pro·ges·to·gen |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 progestogen?
Progestogen appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 progestogen?
- UK /pɹəˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/
- US /pɹoʊˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/
Progestogen has 4 syllables, split pro·ges·to·gen in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-progestogen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of progestogen
- progestogens plural
- progestagen
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does progestogen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The steroid hormone progesterone.
- 2
Any of a class of synthetic hormones which produce effects similar to progesterone (the only natural progestogen) and have antiestrogenic and antigonadotropic properties.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does progestogen come from?
From pro- + Latin gestō (“to bear, to carry”) + English -o- + -gen. First attested in 1941.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).