propranolol
/pɹəʊˈpɹan.ə.lɒl/
"propranolol" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“propranolol” is uncommon English (frequency #71,814 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,814
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A synthetic compound which acts as a beta blocker and is used mainly in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia.
Corpus desk
Index EN-propranolol · propranolol · English
propranolol · rank #71,814 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,814
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 46,516
- PHOTO-FINISH propitious
Nearest frequency peer: propitious (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “propranolol”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Preeti
Preeti
28,192 corpus weight
- propitious
propitious
28,188 corpus weight
- propranolol
propranolol
28,187 corpus weight
- prosocial
prosocial
28,186 corpus weight
- purl
purl
28,182 corpus weight
- qanon
qanon
28,179 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “propranolol” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | propranolol |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɹəʊˈpɹan.ə.lɒl/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #71,814 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “propranolol” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
propranolol is uncommon English at frequency #71,814 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɹəʊˈpɹan.ə.lɒl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A synthetic compound which acts as a beta blocker and is used mainly in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for propranolol, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From (iso)pro(pyl) + pr(op)anol + -ol. The correct English form is propranolol, spelled P-R-O-P-R-A-N-O-L-O-L.
Definition
- 1A synthetic compound which acts as a beta blocker and is used mainly in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how propranolol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
‘I can see from your records you were prescribed propranolol for your headaches.’
Etymology
From (iso)pro(pyl) + pr(op)anol + -ol.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.