pathway
/ˈpæθˌweɪ/noun
pathway is spelled P-A-T-H-W-A-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pathway means “A footpath or other path or track” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pathway is pathways.
How many letters and syllables are in pathway?
| Letters | 7: P-A-T-H-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.9 times per million words; the 10,028th 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 pathway?
Pathway appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th 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 pathway?
- UK /ˈpɑːθˌweɪ/
- US /ˈpæθˌweɪ/
Pathway 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)-Vininn126-pathway.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pathway
- pathways plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pathway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A footpath or other path or track.
follow the pathway
- 2
A sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process in metabolism or catabolism.
- 3
A course of action.
the pathway to success
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pathway in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Bahn, Pfad |
| Spanish | camino, sendero, senda, pasil, calzada, vía |
| French | voie |
| Portuguese | via |
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 pathway come from?
From Middle English pathwei, equivalent to path + way. Cognate with German Pfadweg, Afrikaans padweg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).