triamterene
/tɹaɪˈæm.təˌɹiːn/noun
triamterene is spelled T-R-I-A-M-T-E-R-E-N-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, triamterene means “A potassium-sparing diuretic used in combination with thiazide diuretics for the treatment of hypertension and edema” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in triamterene?
| Letters | 11: T-R-I-A-M-T-E-R-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 triamterene?
Triamterene appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 triamterene?
- US /tɹaɪˈæm.təˌɹiːn/
Triamterene has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does triamterene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A potassium-sparing diuretic used in combination with thiazide diuretics for the treatment of hypertension and edema.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does triamterene come from?
Blend of triamino + -terene (“alteration of pteridine”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).