carriageway
noun
carriageway is spelled C-A-R-R-I-A-G-E-W-A-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carriageway means “The part of a road that carries traffic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carriageway is carriageways.
How many letters and syllables are in carriageway?
| Letters | 11: C-A-R-R-I-A-G-E-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 carriageway?
Carriageway appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 carriageway?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-carriageway.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of carriageway
- carriageways plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carriageway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKThe part of a road that carries traffic.
- 2
IrelandUKOne side of a dual carriageway that carries traffic in a single direction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Carriageway in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense part of a road that carries traffic:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chaussée |
| German | Fahrbahn, Fahrstreifen |
| Portuguese | pista |
| Spanish | calzada |
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 carriageway come from?
From carriage + way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).