breezeway
/ˈbɹiːzˌweɪ/noun
breezeway is spelled B-R-E-E-Z-E-W-A-Y: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, breezeway means “A covered walkway, with open sides, that connects two buildings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of breezeway is breezeways.
How many letters and syllables are in breezeway?
| Letters | 9: B-R-E-E-Z-E-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is breezeway?
Breezeway appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 breezeway?
- /ˈbɹiːzˌweɪ/
Breezeway has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of breezeway
- breezeways plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does breezeway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A covered walkway, with open sides, that connects two buildings.
One of his favorite pastimes was strolling through the breezeway on warm spring afternoons.
- 2
USThe space between two groups of rowhouses in the middle of a city block.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does breezeway come from?
From breeze + way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).