autobus
au·to·bus/ˈɔtoʊˌbʌs/noun
autobus is spelled A-U-T-O-B-U-S: 7 letters and 3 syllables (au·to·bus). It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, autobus means “A motorbus, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of autobus is autobuses or autobusses.
How many letters and syllables are in autobus?
| Letters | 7: A-U-T-O-B-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: au·to·bus |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is autobus?
Autobus appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce autobus?
- UK /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)bʌs/
- US /ˈɔtoʊˌbʌs/
- US [ˈɔɾə-]
Autobus has 3 syllables, split au·to·bus in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-autobus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of autobus
- autobuses plural
- autobusses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does autobus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA motorbus, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
- 2
A large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton (“main group of riders”) in a race.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Autobus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.