secobarbital
/ˌsɛk.oʊˈbɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/noun
secobarbital is spelled S-E-C-O-B-A-R-B-I-T-A-L: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, secobarbital means “A barbiturate C₁₂H₁₈N₂O₃ that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of secobarbital is secobarbitals.
How many letters and syllables are in secobarbital?
| Letters | 12: S-E-C-O-B-A-R-B-I-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is secobarbital?
Secobarbital appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 secobarbital?
- US /ˌsɛk.oʊˈbɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/
Secobarbital 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 rhymes with secobarbital?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as secobarbital from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹbətɔl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of secobarbital
- secobarbitals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does secobarbital mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A barbiturate C₁₂H₁₈N₂O₃ that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does secobarbital come from?
Blend of Seconal (trademark) + pentobarbital.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).