Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

track

/ˈtɹæk/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables
track
IPA
/ˈtɹæk/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mark left by something that has passed along.

noun

A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.

noun

The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.

noun

A road or other similar beaten path.

noun

Physical course; way.

noun

A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.

noun

The direction and progress of someone or something; path.

noun

The way or rails along which a train moves.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English trak, tracke, from Old French trac (“track of horses, trail, trace”), of uncertain origin. Likely from a Germanic source, either Old Norse traðk ("a track; path; trodden spot"; > Icelandic traðk (“a track; path; tread”), Faroese traðk (“track; tracks”), Norwegian tråkke (“to trample”)) or from Middle Dutch trec, *trac, treck ("line, row, series"; > Dutch trek (“a draft; feature; trait; groove; expedition”)), German Low German Treck (“a draught; movement; passage; flow”). See tread, trek.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

tracks (plural) tracks (present, singular) tracking (participle, present) tracked (participle, past) tracked (past)

Derived Forms

Amtrak audiotrack backtrack betrack biotrack crosstrack detrack doubletrack eyetracks flaptrack groundtrack intertrack

Phrases

8-track art track backing track belt track buzz track Cascio tracks click track continuous track

Frequently Paired Words

path trail tracker

Synonyms

trace trail wake footprint impression path road way course trajectory racetrack rails

Rhymes With

back black attack lack jack pack mac crack hack stack pac sack

Questions

How do you pronounce track?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹæk/.
What does track mean?
A mark left by something that has passed along.
Where does track come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce track

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