sucralfate
/suˈkɹælˌfeɪt/noun
sucralfate is spelled S-U-C-R-A-L-F-A-T-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sucralfate means “A drug used in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers. It is a complex of aluminium hydroxide and a sulfate derivative of sucrose…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sucralfate?
| Letters | 10: S-U-C-R-A-L-F-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 sucralfate?
Sucralfate appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 sucralfate?
- UK /ˈs(j)uː.kɹəlˌfeɪt/
- US /suˈkɹælˌfeɪt/
Sucralfate has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sucralfate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A drug used in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers. It is a complex of aluminium hydroxide and a sulfate derivative of sucrose, C₁₂HₘAl₁₆OₙS₈ where m and n are approximately 54 and 75.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sucralfate come from?
From sucr(ose) + al(uminum) + (sul)fate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).