citywide
/ˈsɪt.iˌwaɪd/adjective, adverb, noun
citywide is spelled C-I-T-Y-W-I-D-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, citywide means “Throughout a city” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in citywide?
| Letters | 8: C-I-T-Y-W-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th 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 citywide?
Citywide appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 citywide?
- /ˈsɪt.iˌwaɪd/
Citywide has 3 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-au-citywide.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of citywide
- citywides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does citywide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Throughout a city.
citywide violence
adverb
- 1
Throughout a city.
noun
- 1
slangA combined order of a shot of distilled spirit (especially bourbon) and an order of beer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does citywide come from?
From city + -wide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).