race car
noun
race car is a noun meaning “A car designed for use on racetracks in motor racing events” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-A-C-E-C-A-R. The plural of race car is race cars.
What does race car mean?
noun
- 1
A car designed for use on racetracks in motor racing events.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce race car?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-race_car.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of race car
- race cars plural
- racecar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with race car
Also written: racecar (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Race car in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense car that goes at very fast speeds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | voiture de course |
| German | Rennwagen, Rennauto |
| Portuguese | carro de corrida, carro esporte |
| Spanish | automóvil de carreras, coche de carreras |
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.