transport
trans·port/tɹænsˈpɔɹt/verb, noun
transport is spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T: 9 letters and 2 syllables (trans·port). It appears 48 times per million words in written English, the 2,113th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, transport means “To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in transport?
| Letters | 9: T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: trans·port |
| In writing | 48 times per million words; the 2,113th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is transport?
Transport appears 48 times per million words in written English, the 2,113th 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 transport?
- UK /tɹænsˈpɔːt/
- UK /tɹɑːnˈspɔːt/
- US /tɹænsˈpɔɹt/
As a noun (“An act of transporting; conveyance”): /ˈtɹæns.pɔːt/, /ˈtɹɑːnspɔːt/, /ˈtɹæns.pɔɹt/.
Transport has 2 syllables, split trans·port in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-transport-verb.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Tesco250-transport_(verb1).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Tesco250-transport_(verb2).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with transport?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as transport from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of transport
- transports present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- transporting participle, present
- transported participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transport mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
to transport goods; to transport troops
- 2
To deport to a penal colony.
- 3
To move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.
Music transports the soul.
noun
- 1
An act of transporting; conveyance.
The transport of goods is not included in the price given on the website.
- 2
The state of being transported by emotion; rapture.
- 3
A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)
- 4
CanadaA tractor-trailer.
- 5
The system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.
The local transport received a big boost as part of the mayor's infrastructural plans.
- 6
A device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.
- 7
A deported convict.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate transport?
Wiktionary records 4 abbreviations of transport: Transp., transp, transpo, tspt..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transport in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | reporter, transporter , transport , transport m de troupes |
| German | transportieren, befördern , Beförderung, Spedition |
| Portuguese | transportar , transporte , exilar |
| Spanish | transportar , transporte , exiliar , deportado |
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.