minibus
/ˈmɪ.ni.bəs/noun
minibus is spelled M-I-N-I-B-U-S: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, minibus means “A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of minibus is minibuses or minibusses.
How many letters and syllables are in minibus?
| Letters | 7: M-I-N-I-B-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th 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 minibus?
Minibus appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 minibus?
- US /ˈmɪ.ni.bəs/
Minibus has 3 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)-Qwertygiy-minibus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of minibus
- minibuses plural
- minibusses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does minibus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups.
- 2
A sixteen-seater vehicle used as a taxi.
- 3
A small four-wheeled carriage.
- 4
USA combined spending bill for multiple departments that is smaller than an omnibus bill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Minibus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a small bus – see also marshrutka:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | minibus |
| German | Kleinbus, Minibus |
| Portuguese | micro-ônibus |
| Spanish | microbús, minibús |
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 minibus come from?
From mini- + bus. In the political sense, probably a back-formation from omnibus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).