USA
/ˌju ˌɛs ˈeɪ/noun
USA is spelled U-S-A: 3 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 62 times per million words in written English, the 1,696th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, USA means “Abbreviation of United States Attorney” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of USA is USAs.
How many letters and syllables are in USA?
| Letters | 3: U-S-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 62 times per million words; the 1,696th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is USA?
USA appears 62 times per million words in written English, the 1,696th 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 USA?
- UK /juː ɛs ˈeɪ/
- US /ˌju ˌɛs ˈeɪ/
USA has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-USA.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of USA
- USAs plural
- U.S.A.
- U. S. A.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does USA mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of United States Attorney.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).