Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zaleplon

/ˈzæl.əˌplɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: za-le-plon
IPA: /ˈzæl.əˌplɑn/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sedative hypnotic drug of the pyrazolopyrimidine class, mainly used to treat insomnia, rare among such drugs in having been found not to cause an increase in road traffic accidents.

Uncountable

Etymology

Probably from Ancient Greek ζάλη (zálē, “storm, distress”) + -plon (“imidazopyrimidine or pyrazolopyrimidine derivative”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈzæl.əˌplɑn/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce zaleplon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzæl.əˌplɑn/.
What does zaleplon mean?: A sedative hypnotic drug of the pyrazolopyrimidine class, mainly used to treat insomnia, rare among such drugs in having been found not to cause an increase in road traffic accidents.
Where does zaleplon come from?: Probably from Ancient Greek ζάλη (zálē, “storm, distress”) + -plon (“imidazopyrimidine or pyrazolopyrimidine derivative”).

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