cabbie
/ˈkæ.bi/noun
cabbie is spelled C-A-B-B-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cabbie means “A cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cabbie is cabbies.
How many letters and syllables are in cabbie?
| Letters | 6: C-A-B-B-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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 cabbie?
Cabbie appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 cabbie?
- /ˈkæ.bi/
Cabbie 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). Recordings: En-us-cabbie.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cabby.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cabbie
- cabbies plural
- cabby
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cabbie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialA cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cabbie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense taxi driver:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Taxifahrer, Taxifahrerin |
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.
Where does cabbie come from?
From cab + -ie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).