psilocin
/ˈsaɪ.ləˌsɪn/noun
psilocin is spelled P-S-I-L-O-C-I-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, psilocin means “4-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in most psychedelic mushrooms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in psilocin?
| Letters | 8: P-S-I-L-O-C-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 psilocin?
Psilocin appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 psilocin?
- US /ˈsaɪ.ləˌsɪn/
- US /ˈsaɪ.loʊˌsɪn/
Psilocin has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: Psilocin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does psilocin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
4-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in most psychedelic mushrooms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does psilocin come from?
Blend of translingual Psilocybe + -in, from Ancient Greek ψιλός (psilós, “smooth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).