edgeway
noun
edgeway is spelled E-D-G-E-W-A-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. As a noun, edgeway means “A form of railway in which the road is causewayed up to the level of the top of the flanges” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of edgeway is edgeways.
How many letters and syllables are in edgeway?
| Letters | 7: E-D-G-E-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| 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 do you pronounce edgeway?
Edgeway 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 edgeway
- edgeways plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does edgeway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of railway in which the road is causewayed up to the level of the top of the flanges.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does edgeway come from?
From edge + way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).