zafirlukast
/zəˈfɪɹ.lʊˌkæst/noun
zafirlukast is spelled Z-A-F-I-R-L-U-K-A-S-T: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zafirlukast means “A leukotriene antagonist C₃₁H₃₃N₃O₆S that is administered orally to inhibit bronchoconstriction in the treatment of asthma” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in zafirlukast?
| Letters | 11: Z-A-F-I-R-L-U-K-A-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 zafirlukast?
Zafirlukast appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 zafirlukast?
- US /zəˈfɪɹ.lʊˌkæst/
- US /ˌzæf.ɪɹˈluːˌkæst/
Zafirlukast 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 zafirlukast mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A leukotriene antagonist C₃₁H₃₃N₃O₆S that is administered orally to inhibit bronchoconstriction in the treatment of asthma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zafirlukast come from?
From zafir- (of unknown origin) + -lukast (“leukotriene receptor antagonist”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).