pyrazinamide
/ˌpɪɹ.əˈzɪn.əˌmaɪd/noun
pyrazinamide is spelled P-Y-R-A-Z-I-N-A-M-I-D-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pyrazinamide means “The amide of pyrazinoic acid; a bacteriostatic prodrug, pyrazine-2-carboxamide, used to treat tuberculosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pyrazinamide is pyrazinamides.
How many letters and syllables are in pyrazinamide?
| Letters | 12: P-Y-R-A-Z-I-N-A-M-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 pyrazinamide?
Pyrazinamide appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 pyrazinamide?
- UK /ˌpɪ.ɹəˈzɪn.ə.mʌɪd/
- US /ˌpɪɹ.əˈzɪn.əˌmaɪd/
Pyrazinamide has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pyrazinamide
- pyrazinamides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pyrazinamide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The amide of pyrazinoic acid; a bacteriostatic prodrug, pyrazine-2-carboxamide, used to treat tuberculosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pyrazinamide come from?
From pyrazinoic acid + -amide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).