urbex
/ˈɜɹbeks/noun
urbex is spelled U-R-B-E-X: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, urbex means “The exploration of man-made environments, especially urban structures that are abandoned or off-limits; urban exploration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in urbex?
| Letters | 5: U-R-B-E-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 urbex?
Urbex appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 urbex?
- /ˈɜɹbeks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with urbex?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as urbex.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: exurb.
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).
What does urbex mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The exploration of man-made environments, especially urban structures that are abandoned or off-limits; urban exploration.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does urbex come from?
Syllabic abbreviation of urban exploration.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).