freeway
/ˈfɹiː.weɪ/noun
freeway is spelled F-R-E-E-W-A-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, freeway means “A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of freeway is freeways.
How many letters and syllables are in freeway?
| Letters | 7: F-R-E-E-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th 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 freeway?
Freeway appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th 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 freeway?
- /ˈfɹiː.weɪ/
- British /ˈfɹɪjwɛj/
Freeway 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-freeway.ogg, EN-AU_ck1_freeway.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of freeway
- freeways plural
- fwy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does freeway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each
- 2
A toll-free highway.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate freeway?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of freeway: frwy., fwy, fwy..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does freeway come from?
From free + way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).