gabapentine
\ɡa.ba.pɑ̃.tin\
The verdict
“gabapentine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Produit chimique de formule brute C₉H₁₇NO₂, dérivé de l’acide γ-aminobutyrique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gabapentine · gabapentine · French
gabapentine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gabapentine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡa.ba.pɑ̃.tin\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gabapentine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡa.ba.pɑ̃.tin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Produit chimique de formule brute C₉H₁₇NO₂, dérivé de l’acide γ-aminobutyrique.".
gabapentine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gabapentine, spelled G-A-B-A-P-E-N-T-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Produit chimique de formule brute C₉H₁₇NO₂, dérivé de l’acide γ-aminobutyrique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gabapentine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La gabapentine est utilisée comme antiépileptique, antalgique, co-analgésique et anxiolytique.
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