busman
bus·man/ˈbʌsmən/noun
busman is spelled B-U-S-M-A-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables (bus·man). It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, busman means “A person employed to drive a bus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of busman is busmen.
How many letters and syllables are in busman?
| Letters | 6: B-U-S-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bus·man |
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 busman?
Busman appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 busman?
- US /ˈbʌsmən/
Busman has 2 syllables, split bus·man in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of busman
- busmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does busman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA person employed to drive a bus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does busman come from?
From bus + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).