Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in route

/ɪnˈɹut/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: in- route
IPA: /ɪnˈɹut/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Alternative form of en route.

Example Sentences

"As soon as the Varda transmission stopped, I grabbed the mic. "602- Okanogan... I'm in route to the Varda location from my office. Be advised Varda number four is City Center Motors. Request back up.""
""In fact, my dear, you didn't know, until now, you were on this weird gigantic space ship, with so many others in route to the same place on the same mission," he laughed."
"The southern route passed south, down the Wasatch Front, to Cedar City, Utah, where it joined the Old Spanish Trail and passed through Mountain Meadows in route to Los Angeles."

Etymology

Calque of French en route.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: en route

Questions

How do you pronounce in route?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈɹut/.
What does in route mean?: Alternative form of en route.
Where does in route come from?: It is traced to French.

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