rivaroxaban
/ˌɹɪv.əˈɹɑk.səˌbæn/noun
rivaroxaban is spelled R-I-V-A-R-O-X-A-B-A-N: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rivaroxaban means “An anticoagulant drug C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S (trademark Xarelto) that inhibits the activity of factor X and is taken orally especially to prevent and treat…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rivaroxaban?
| Letters | 11: R-I-V-A-R-O-X-A-B-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 rivaroxaban?
Rivaroxaban appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 rivaroxaban?
- US /ˌɹɪv.əˈɹɑk.səˌbæn/
Rivaroxaban has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rivaroxaban mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An anticoagulant drug C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S (trademark Xarelto) that inhibits the activity of factor X and is taken orally especially to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and to reduce the risk of stroke related to atrial fibrillation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rivaroxaban come from?
From rivaro- + -xaban (“blood coagulation factor Xa inhibitor”). The prefix is probably from Latin rīvārō, conjugation of rīvō (“to draw off, to withdraw”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).