stimulant
/ˈstɪmjʊlənt/noun, adjective
stimulant is spelled S-T-I-M-U-L-A-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stimulant means “A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stimulant is stimulants.
How many letters and syllables are in stimulant?
| Letters | 9: S-T-I-M-U-L-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stimulant?
Stimulant appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 stimulant?
- /ˈstɪmjʊlənt/
Stimulant has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stimulant.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-stimulant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stimulant
- stimulants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stimulant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.
- 2
Something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm.
adjective
- 1
Acting as a stimulant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stimulant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | excitant, stimulant |
| German | Stimulans |
| Portuguese | estimulante |
| Spanish | estimulante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.