main street
noun
main street is spelled M-A-I-N-S-T-R-E-E-T: 10 letters. As a noun, main street means “The principal street, or one of the several principal streets, of a town” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of main street is main streets.
How many letters and syllables are in main street?
| Letters | 10: M-A-I-N-S-T-R-E-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| 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).
Words people confuse with main street
Also written: mainstreet (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of main street
- main streets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does main street mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The principal street, or one of the several principal streets, of a town.
Invercargill in New Zealand has two main streets, Dee Street and Tay Street.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Main street in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense principal street of a town:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grand-rue, rue principale |
| German | Hauptstraße |
| Portuguese | rua principal |
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.