scopolamine

/skə(ʊ)ˈpɒl.ə.miːn/

//skə(ʊ)ˈpɒl.ə.miːn// noun

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"scopolamine" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“scopolamine” is uncommon English (frequency #87,795 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,795
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A poisonous alkaloid C₁₇H₂₁NO₄ similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing...

Corpus desk

Index EN-scopolamine · scopolamine · English

scopolamine · rank #87,795 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,795
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sconces

Nearest frequency peer: sconces (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “scopolamine”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “scopolamine” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for scopolamine
PropertyValue
Headwordscopolamine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/skə(ʊ)ˈpɒl.ə.miːn/
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,795
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “scopolamine” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).scopolaminefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “sconces” (#87,794), “Savitri” (#87,793), “satiation” (#87,792). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “scopolamine” is #87,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

scopolamine is uncommon English at frequency #87,795 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /skə(ʊ)ˈpɒl.ə.miːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A poisonous alkaloid C₁₇H₂₁NO₄ similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for scopolamine, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Skopolamin, from translingual Scopolia (“genus of plants”) + German Amin (“amine”). The correct English form is scopolamine, spelled S-C-O-P-O-L-A-M-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A poisonous alkaloid C₁₇H₂₁NO₄ similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how scopolamine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I had been shot full of dope to keep me quiet. Perhaps scopolamine too, to make me talk.
  2. The Incas had herbs for headaches and other pains; and they used scopolamine, a poison from the datura plant, as an anaesthetic.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Skopolamin, from translingual Scopolia (“genus of plants”) + German Amin (“amine”).

This word in other languages

scopolamine(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "scopolamine"?
"scopolamine" is spelled S-C-O-P-O-L-A-M-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /skə(ʊ)ˈpɒl.ə.miːn/.
What does "scopolamine" mean?
As a noun, "scopolamine" means: A poisonous alkaloid C₁₇H₂₁NO₄ similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing...
How do you pronounce "scopolamine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scopolamine" is /skə(ʊ)ˈpɒl.ə.miːn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "scopolamine"?
Borrowed from German Skopolamin, from translingual Scopolia (“genus of plants”) + German Amin (“amine”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "scopolamine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list