paratransit
/ˌpeɪɹəˈtɹænzɪt/noun
paratransit is spelled P-A-R-A-T-R-A-N-S-I-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paratransit means “An auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paratransit is paratransits.
How many letters and syllables are in paratransit?
| Letters | 11: P-A-R-A-T-R-A-N-S-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is paratransit?
Paratransit appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 paratransit?
- US /ˌpeɪɹəˈtɹænzɪt/
- US /ˌpeɪɹəˈtɹænsɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-paratransit1.ogg, En-us-paratransit2.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with paratransit?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as paratransit from its last stressed vowel (/ænzɪt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of paratransit
- paratransits plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paratransit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USAn auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paratransit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense auxiliary transit service for the disabled:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | transport adapté |
| German | Behindertenfahrdienst |
| Spanish | paratránsito, paratransporte |
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 paratransit come from?
From para- (“beside”) + transit, perhaps influenced by paraplegia. US from 1972.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).