Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autoroute

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: au-toroute
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An expressway, freeway, motorway or highway.

noun

An expressway in any Francophone country.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French autoroute, equivalent to auto- (automobile) + route.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: auto-
Suffix: route

Inflected Forms

autoroutes (plural)

Questions

What does autoroute mean?: An expressway, freeway, motorway or highway.
Where does autoroute come from?: Unadapted borrowing from French autoroute, equivalent to auto- (automobile) + route.

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