rosuvastatin
/ɹoʊˈsu.vəˌstæt.n̩/noun
rosuvastatin is spelled R-O-S-U-V-A-S-T-A-T-I-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rosuvastatin means “A statin (trademark Crestor) that is administered orally in the form of its calcium salt Ca(C₂₂H₂₇FN₃O₆S)₂ especially to treat hypercholesterolemia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rosuvastatin?
| Letters | 12: R-O-S-U-V-A-S-T-A-T-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 rosuvastatin?
Rosuvastatin appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 rosuvastatin?
- US /ɹoʊˈsu.vəˌstæt.n̩/
Rosuvastatin has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-rosuvastatin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does rosuvastatin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A statin (trademark Crestor) that is administered orally in the form of its calcium salt Ca(C₂₂H₂₇FN₃O₆S)₂ especially to treat hypercholesterolemia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rosuvastatin come from?
From (fluo)ro- + su(lfonyl) + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).