sulfasalazine
/ˌsʌl.fəˈsæl.ə.ziːn/noun
sulfasalazine is spelled S-U-L-F-A-S-A-L-A-Z-I-N-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sulfasalazine means “A sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) and several types of…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sulfasalazine is sulfasalazines.
How many letters and syllables are in sulfasalazine?
| Letters | 13: S-U-L-F-A-S-A-L-A-Z-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 sulfasalazine?
Sulfasalazine appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 sulfasalazine?
- /ˌsʌl.fəˈsæl.ə.ziːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of sulfasalazine
- sulfasalazines plural
- sulphasalazine UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sulfasalazine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) and several types of inflammatory arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate sulfasalazine?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of sulfasalazine: SSZ.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sulfasalazine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and i:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sulfasalazine |
| German | Sulfasalazin |
| Portuguese | sulfassalazina |
| Spanish | sulfasalazina |
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.
Where does sulfasalazine come from?
From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”) + -salazine (“salicylic acid derivative”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).