Trash can or trashcan?
trash can is a noun meaning “A receptacle which serves as a place to discard waste materials”; trashcan is a noun meaning “Alternative form of trash can”. trash can is written as two words and trashcan as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between trash can and trashcan?
| trash can | trashcan | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun |
| Meaning | USA receptacle which serves as a place to discard waste materials | Alternative form of trash can |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | none | trashcans |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | about once in every 3 million words |
Sources: trash can and trashcan in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of trash can and trashcan
trash can
- 1
USA receptacle which serves as a place to discard waste materials
trashcan
- 1
Alternative form of trash can
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, trash can or trashcan?
trash can is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; trashcan about once in every 3 million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).