rifampin
/ɹɪˈfæm.pɪn/noun
rifampin is spelled R-I-F-A-M-P-I-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rifampin means “US form of rifampicin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rifampin is rifampins.
How many letters and syllables are in rifampin?
| Letters | 8: R-I-F-A-M-P-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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 rifampin?
Rifampin appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 rifampin?
- US /ɹɪˈfæm.pɪn/
Rifampin has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of rifampin
- rifampins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rifampin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USUS form of rifampicin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).