railwayman
/ˈɹeɪlweɪmən/noun
railwayman is spelled R-A-I-L-W-A-Y-M-A-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, railwayman means “A man who works on a railway” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of railwayman is railwaymen.
How many letters and syllables are in railwayman?
| Letters | 10: R-A-I-L-W-A-Y-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 railwayman?
Railwayman appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 railwayman?
- /ˈɹeɪlweɪmən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-railwayman.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-railwayman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of railwayman
- railwaymen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does railwayman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A man who works on a railway.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Railwayman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense man who works on a railway:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cheminot |
| German | Eisenbahner |
| Portuguese | ferroviário, ferroviária |
| Spanish | ferroviario, ferroviaria |
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 railwayman come from?
From railway + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).