tramadol
/ˈtɹæm.əˌdɔl/
"tramadol" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tramadol” is uncommon English (frequency #65,583 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,583
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A synthetic opioid analgesic administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₆H₂₅NO₂·HCl to treat moderate to severe pain.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tramadol · tramadol · English
tramadol · rank #65,583 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,583
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH trapezoidal
Nearest frequency peer: trapezoidal (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “tramadol”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- TPU
TPU
34,421 corpus weight
- traditional…
traditionalism
34,420 corpus weight
- tramadol
tramadol
34,418 corpus weight
- trapezoidal
trapezoidal
34,417 corpus weight
- travertine
travertine
34,416 corpus weight
- troposphere
troposphere
34,415 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “tramadol” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tramadol |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɹæm.əˌdɔl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #65,583 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tramadol” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tramadol is uncommon English at frequency #65,583 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɹæm.əˌdɔl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A synthetic opioid analgesic administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₆H₂₅NO₂·HCl to treat moderate to severe pain.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for tramadol in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From trama (“the fleshy portion of a basidiocarp”) + -adol (“an analgesic”). The correct English form is tramadol, spelled T-R-A-M-A-D-O-L.
Definition
- 1A synthetic opioid analgesic administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₆H₂₅NO₂·HCl to treat moderate to severe pain.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tramadol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A nod from Rhona as she popped two tramadol and lay down on the couch again.
Etymology
From trama (“the fleshy portion of a basidiocarp”) + -adol (“an analgesic”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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