How to Pronounce “rivaroxaban”

American (US)

/ˌɹɪv.əˈɹɑk.səˌbæn/

noun — An anticoagulant drug C19H18ClN3O5S (trademark Xarelto) that inhibits the activity of factor X and is taken orally especially to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and to reduce the risk of stroke related to atrial fibrillation.

Where the stress falls. “rivaroxaban” has 5 syllables, and the transcription /ˌɹɪv.əˈɹɑk.səˌbæn/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the third one — so the third syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

An unstressed vowel reduces to schwa. /ˌɹɪv.əˈɹɑk.səˌbæn/ 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 "rivaroxaban" mean?

rivaroxaban (noun): An anticoagulant drug C19H18ClN3O5S (trademark Xarelto) that inhibits the activity of factor X and is taken orally especially to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and to reduce the risk of stroke related to atrial fibrillation.

What is the IPA transcription of "rivaroxaban"?

/ˌɹɪv.əˈɹɑk.səˌbæn/ in American English.

Which syllable is stressed in "rivaroxaban"?

“rivaroxaban” has 5 syllables, and the transcription /ˌɹɪv.əˈɹɑk.səˌbæn/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the third one — so the third syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.