Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

public transportation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
pub-lic -trans-porta-tion
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Public transport.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does public transportation mean?
Public transport.

How to pronounce public transportation

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