suppository
/səˈpɑzɪˌtɔɹi/noun
suppository is spelled S-U-P-P-O-S-I-T-O-R-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, suppository means “A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of suppository is suppositories.
How many letters and syllables are in suppository?
| Letters | 11: S-U-P-P-O-S-I-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 suppository?
Suppository appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 suppository?
- UK /səˈpɒzɪtəɹi/
- US /səˈpɑzɪˌtɔɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-suppository.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with suppository?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as suppository from its last stressed vowel (/ɑzɪtɔɹi/):
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 suppository
- suppositories plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suppository mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.
rectal suppository
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Suppository in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | suppositoire |
| German | Zäpfchen, Zapferl |
| Portuguese | supositório |
| Spanish | supositorio, cala |
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 suppository come from?
From Middle English suppositorie, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin suppositōrium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositōrius (“placed beneath”), from Latin suppōnō (“to put under”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).