jeepney
/ˈd͡ʒiːpni/noun
jeepney is spelled J-E-E-P-N-E-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jeepney means “Synonym of shared taxi or minibus, especially one with flamboyant decoration and usually heavily crowded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jeepney is jeepneys.
How many letters and syllables are in jeepney?
| Letters | 7: J-E-E-P-N-E-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 jeepney?
Jeepney appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 jeepney?
- /ˈd͡ʒiːpni/
Jeepney 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jeepney.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jeepney
- jeepneys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jeepney mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of shared taxi or minibus, especially one with flamboyant decoration and usually heavily crowded.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate jeepney?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of jeepney: jeep.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jeepney come from?
Uncertain, but likely a blend of jeep + jitney (“minibus, gypsy cab, shared cab”), from their origin in US Army surplus jeeps after World War II.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).