How to Pronounce “gabapentin”

American (US)

/ˈɡæb.əˌpɛn.tɪn/

noun — An anticonvulsant drug C9H17NO2 structurally related to gamma-aminobutyric acid that is administered orally as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures.

Where the stress falls. “gabapentin” has 4 syllables, and the transcription /ˈɡæb.əˌpɛn.tɪn/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the first one — so the first syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

An unstressed vowel reduces to schwa. /ˈɡæb.əˌpɛn.tɪn/ contains a schwa /ə/ — the short, neutral “uh” that English unstressed syllables collapse into. Saying /ə/ there, instead of the vowel the spelling suggests, is most of what makes the word sound native.

What does "gabapentin" mean?

gabapentin (noun): An anticonvulsant drug C9H17NO2 structurally related to gamma-aminobutyric acid that is administered orally as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures.

What is the IPA transcription of "gabapentin"?

/ˈɡæb.əˌpɛn.tɪn/ in American English.

Which syllable is stressed in "gabapentin"?

“gabapentin” has 4 syllables, and the transcription /ˈɡæb.əˌpɛn.tɪn/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the first one — so the first syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.