Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aspirin

/ˈæs.pɹɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: as-pirin
IPA: /ˈæs.pɹɪn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid

Uncountable

noun

A tablet containing this substance.

Countable

name

A marketed variety of acetylsalicylic acid.

Example Sentences

""It nearly drove me insane. I took heaven alone knows how many aspirins.""
"I got so worked up writing it that I had to take an aspirin and stop trembling after I finished."

Etymology

Genericized trademark of German Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure (literally “acetylated spiraeic acid”). The trade name Aspirin is a registered trademark in some countries, but has entered the English language in generic usage, as various German trademarks were nullified in the United States after World War I (see also heroin).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Aspirin, -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæs.pɹɪn/
British English: /ˈæs.p(ɪ.)ɹɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

aspirins (plural)

Derived Forms

aspirinate aspirined aspirinlike nonaspirin superaspirin aspirin

Frequently Paired Words

spiral spirea Tylenol/tylenol paracetamol acetaminophen ibuprofen codeine Tylenol

Synonyms

acetylsalicylic acid ASA bayer empirin st. joseph

Questions

How do you pronounce aspirin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæs.pɹɪn/.
What does aspirin mean?: an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid
Where does aspirin come from?: It is traced to German.

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