track
/ˈtɹæk/noun, verb
track is spelled T-R-A-C-K: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 105 times per million words in written English, the 1,021st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, track means “A mark left by something that has passed along” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of track is tracks.
How many letters and syllables are in track?
| Letters | 5: T-R-A-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 105 times per million words; the 1,021st 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 track?
Track appears 105 times per million words in written English, the 1,021st 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 track?
- /ˈtɹæk/
- [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷæk]
- [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷæk]
Track has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-track.ogg, En-au-track.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of track
- tracks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tracking participle, present
- tracked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does track mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mark left by something that has passed along.
Follow the track of the ship.
- 2
A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
The fox tracks were still visible in the snow.
- 3
The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
- 4
A road or other similar beaten path.
Follow the track for a hundred metres.
- 5
Physical course; way.
Astronomers predicted the track of the comet.
- 6
A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
The athletes ran round the track.
- 7
The direction and progress of someone or something; path.
- 8
The way or rails along which a train moves.
They briefly closed the railway to remove debris found on the track.
verb
- 1
To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.
We will track the raven population over the next six months.
- 2
To monitor the movement of a person or object.
Agent Miles has been tracking the terrorist since Madrid.
- 3
To match the movement or change of a person or object.
My height tracks my father's at my age, so I might end up as tall as him.
- 4
To travel so that a moving object remains in shot.
The camera tracked the ball even as the field of play moved back and forth, keeping the action in shot the entire time.
- 5
To move.
The hurricane tracked further west than expected.
- 6
To traverse; to move across.
- 7
To tow.
- 8
To exhibit good cognitive function.
Is the patient tracking? Does he know where he is?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate track?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of track: tr..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Track in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | trace, marque, sillon , empreinte , sentier |
| German | Spur , Fußspur , Trampelpfad , Fußsohle , Bahn , verfolgen |
| Portuguese | rastro, trilha , pegada , sendeiro , monitorar , rastrear |
| Spanish | rastro, huella, carrilera, carrilada, rodera, rodada |
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 track come from?
From Middle English trak, tracke, from Old French trac (“track of horses, trail, trace”), of uncertain origin. Likely from a Germanic source, either Old Norse traðk ("a track; path; trodden spot"; > Icelandic traðk (“a track; path; tread”), Faroese traðk (“track; tracks”), Norwegian tråkke (“to trample”)) or from Middle Dutch trec, *trac, treck ("line, row, series"; > Dutch trek (“a draft; feature; trait; groove; expedition”)), German Low German Treck (“a draught; movement; passage; flow”). See tread, trek.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).