noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌʌɪ.bjuː.ˈpɹəʊ.fən/
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General-American:/ˌaɪ.bju.ˈpɹoʊ.fən/
General-American:/ˌaɪ.bjə.ˈpɹoʊfən/
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CMU ARPABET:AY2 B Y UW0 P R OW1 F AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Advil, Nuprin, Motrin
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To treat with ibuprofen; to administer ibuprofen to someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, rare, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic
Etymology tree English isobut(anol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English i(so)bu(tyl) English pro(pionic acid) Proto-Indo-European *bheh2-der. Proto-Hellenic *pháňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- ▲ Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phen(yl) English ibuprofen From i(so)bu(tyl) + pro(pionic acid) + phen(yl).
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
ибупрофе́н
(ibuprofén)
— anti-inflammatory drug
Catalan:
ibuprofèn
— anti-inflammatory drug
Chinese Mandarin:
布洛芬
(bùluòfēn)
— anti-inflammatory drug
Czech:
ibuprofen
— anti-inflammatory drug
Dutch:
ibuprofen
— anti-inflammatory drug
Finnish:
ibuprofeeni
— anti-inflammatory drug
French:
ibuprofène
— anti-inflammatory drug
Galician:
ibuprofeno
— anti-inflammatory drug
German:
Ibuprofen
— anti-inflammatory drug
Greek:
ιβουπροφαίνη
(ivouprofaíni)
— anti-inflammatory drug
Hebrew:
איבופרופן
— anti-inflammatory drug
Hungarian:
ibuprofén
— anti-inflammatory drug
Irish:
iobúpróifein
— anti-inflammatory drug
Italian:
ibuprofene
— anti-inflammatory drug
Japanese:
イブプロフェン
(ibupurofen)
— anti-inflammatory drug
Korean:
이부프로펜
(ibupeuropen)
— anti-inflammatory drug
Latin:
acidus propionicus isobutylphenylus
— anti-inflammatory drug
Lithuanian:
Iboprofenas
— anti-inflammatory drug
Malay:
ibuprofen
— anti-inflammatory drug
Polish:
ibuprofen
— anti-inflammatory drug
Portuguese:
ibuprofeno
— anti-inflammatory drug
Romanian:
ibuprofen
— anti-inflammatory drug
Russian:
ибупрофе́н
(ibuprofén)
— anti-inflammatory drug
Serbo-Croatian:
ибупро̀фе̄н
— anti-inflammatory drug
Serbo-Croatian:
ibupròfēn
— anti-inflammatory drug
Spanish:
ibuprofeno
— anti-inflammatory drug
Swedish:
ibuprofen
— anti-inflammatory drug
Tamil:
ஐப்யூபுரூஃபன்
(aipyūpurūfaṉ)
— anti-inflammatory drug
Thai:
ไอบูโปรเฟน
(aiboobporfayn)
— anti-inflammatory drug
Turkish:
ibuprofen
— anti-inflammatory drug
Vietnamese:
ibuprofen
— anti-inflammatory drug
Welsh:
ibuprofen
— anti-inflammatory drug
Yiddish:
איבופּראָפֿען
(ibuprofen)
— anti-inflammatory drug