# streetcar

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstɹitˌkɑɹ/ · frequency rank #27,662

## Definitions
1. A tram or light rail vehicle, usually a single car but sometimes multiple cars attached together, operating on city streets; a trolley car.

## Etymology
From street + car. Coined before the era of motorcars, the term emphasized a type of car on rails that were in the street (along with foot traffic, wagons, and carriages) rather than on a separate, dedicated railroad, as a railcar is.

## Easily confused with
- **streetwear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/streetcar-vs-streetwear)

## Common misspellings (14)
`srteetcar`, `sstreetcar`, `steretcar`, `streectar`, `streetacr`, `streetcarr`, `streetccar`, `streetcra`, `streettcar`, `stretcar`, `stretecar`, `strreetcar`, `sttreetcar`, `tsreetcar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/streetcar