Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

itinerary

/aɪˈtɪnəˌɹɛɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: itin-er-ary
IPA: /aɪˈtɪnəˌɹɛɹi/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A written schedule of activities for a vacation or road trip.

noun

A route or proposed route of a journey.

noun

An account or record of a journey.

noun

A guidebook for travellers.

adj

Itinerant; travelling from place to place; done on a journey.

Example Sentences

"The length of the Wengernalp Railway from Lauterbrunnen over the Kleine Scheidegg to Grindelwald or vice versa, Riggenbach rack-and-pinion operated throughout, should be a "must" in the itinerary of every Oberland tourist; [...]."
"It were rather an itinerary circuit of justice than a progress."

Etymology

From Middle English itinerarie, from Latin itinerārium (“an account of a journey, a road-book”), from iter (“a way, journey”). By surface analysis, Latin itiner- + -ary.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₁ey-, itinerarie, itinerārium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /aɪˈtɪnəˌɹɛɹi/
British English: /aɪˈtɪnə(ɹə)ɹi/

Inflected Forms

itineraries (plural) more itinerary (comparative) most itinerary (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

itinerance itinerancy itinerant itinerarium itinerate itineration

Synonyms

travel plan travel guidebook path route

Questions

How do you pronounce itinerary?: The recorded pronunciation is /aɪˈtɪnəˌɹɛɹi/.
What does itinerary mean?: A written schedule of activities for a vacation or road trip.
Where does itinerary come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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