footbridge
/ˈfʊtˌbɹɪd͡ʒ/noun
footbridge is spelled F-O-O-T-B-R-I-D-G-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, footbridge means “A bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of footbridge is footbridges.
How many letters and syllables are in footbridge?
| Letters | 10: F-O-O-T-B-R-I-D-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd 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 footbridge?
Footbridge appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 footbridge?
- /ˈfʊtˌbɹɪd͡ʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-footbridge.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of footbridge
- footbridges plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does footbridge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Footbridge in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bridge for pedestrians:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | passerelle |
| German | Fußgängerbrücke |
| Portuguese | passarela |
| Spanish | puente peatonal, pasarela |
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 footbridge come from?
From Middle English fot-brigge, equivalent to foot + bridge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).