Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urban planning

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables
ur-ban -plan-ning
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The conscious design of towns and cities.

Uncountable

noun

The science of such design.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

urban plannings (plural)

Phrases

urban planner urban studies

Frequently Paired Words

urban planner urbanist urban studies

Synonyms

city planning town planning urbanism

Questions

What does urban planning mean?
The conscious design of towns and cities.

How to pronounce urban planning

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