temazepam
/təˈmæz.əˌpæm/noun
temazepam is spelled T-E-M-A-Z-E-P-A-M: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, temazepam means “A compound (trademark Restoril) of the benzodiazepine class used as a tranquilizer and short-acting hypnotic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of temazepam is temazepams.
How many letters and syllables are in temazepam?
| Letters | 9: T-E-M-A-Z-E-P-A-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 temazepam?
Temazepam appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 temazepam?
- UK /təˈmeɪ.zɪ.pam/
- UK /təˈmaz.ɪ.pam/
- US /təˈmæz.əˌpæm/
Temazepam has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En_US_temazepam.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with temazepam?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as temazepam from its last stressed vowel (/æzəpæm/):
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 temazepam
- temazepams plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does temazepam mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A compound (trademark Restoril) of the benzodiazepine class used as a tranquilizer and short-acting hypnotic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Temazepam in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense drug:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | témazépam |
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 temazepam come from?
Probably from tem- (“alteration of methyl”) + oxazepam.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).