medevac
/ˈmɛdɪvæk/noun, verb
medevac is spelled M-E-D-E-V-A-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, medevac means “The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of medevac is medevacs.
How many letters and syllables are in medevac?
| Letters | 7: M-E-D-E-V-A-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd 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 medevac?
Medevac appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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 medevac?
- /ˈmɛdɪvæk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-medevac.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of medevac
- medevacs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- med-evac
- medivac
- medevacing participle, present
- medevacking participle, present
- medevaced participle, past
- medevacked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does medevac mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
- 2
A vehicle, typically aircraft, used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility.
- 3
Trained personnel who care for patients during emergency transportation to a medical facility.
verb
- 1
To transport (patients) by medevac.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of medevac.
verb
- 1
Alternative form of medevac.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Medevac in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | EVASAN |
| German | Rettungshubschrauber |
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 medevac come from?
Syllabic abbreviation of medical evacuation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).