theobromine
noun
theobromine is spelled T-H-E-O-B-R-O-M-I-N-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, theobromine means “An alkaloid, of similar structure to caffeine, found in chocolate/cocoa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of theobromine is theobromines.
How many letters and syllables are in theobromine?
| Letters | 11: T-H-E-O-B-R-O-M-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 theobromine?
Theobromine appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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).
Forms of theobromine
- theobromines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does theobromine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An alkaloid, of similar structure to caffeine, found in chocolate/cocoa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Theobromine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense alkaloid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | théobromine |
| Portuguese | teobromina |
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 theobromine come from?
From the genus Theobroma + -ine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).