Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

en route

/ɑn ˈɹut/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: en route
IPA: /ɑn ˈɹut/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

prep_phrase

Example Sentences

"The shipment is en route to the buyer."
"Nearly a century ago, my grandfather passed through Istanbul en route to Europe along with hordes of other White Russians fleeing the Russian civil war."
"Italy's potential opponents in Sunday's final might hope this game has taken a lot out of Mancini's men but you would not bank on it from a side who have simply got better and better, now adding Spain to Belgium as they claim victims of the highest class en route to the showpiece."
"The army advanced, capturing several cities en route."

Etymology

From French en route, from en (“in”) + route (“route”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: en route

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑn ˈɹut/
British English: /ɒn ˈɹuːt/

Inflected Forms

enroute (alternative) on route (alternative) en-route (alternative)

Synonyms

on the way

Rhymes With

w00t qyoot proot hosesuit diapersuit dragonewt

Questions

How do you pronounce en route?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑn ˈɹut/.
What does en route mean?: On the way.
Where does en route come from?: It is traced to French.

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