Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fire truck

/faɪɚ tɹʌk/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
fire truck
IPA
/faɪɚ tɹʌk/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A motor truck that serves as firefighting apparatus (a fire appliance).

Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From fire + truck.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fire trucks (plural)

Phrases

fire company fire department fire service fire extinguisher fire insurance

Frequently Paired Words

fire company fire department fire service fire extinguisher fire insurance firetruck

Synonyms

fire engine

Questions

How do you pronounce fire truck?
The recorded pronunciation is /faɪɚ tɹʌk/.
What does fire truck mean?
A motor truck that serves as firefighting apparatus (a fire appliance).
Where does fire truck come from?
From fire + truck.

How to pronounce fire truck

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “fire truck”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/faɪɚ tɹʌk/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “fire truck”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “fire truck” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.