transbus

\tʁɑ̃s.bys\

/\tʁɑ̃s.bys\/ noun

The verdict

“transbus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Système de transport collectif qui recourt à des autobus circulant sur des voies aménagées ou règlementées, et qui permet d’assurer une haute qualité de service.

Corpus desk

Index FR-transbus · transbus · French

transbus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for transbus
PropertyValue
Headwordtransbus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɑ̃s.bys\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « transbus » en français

transbusreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

transbus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɑ̃s.bys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

transbus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is transbus, spelled T-R-A-N-S-B-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Système de transport collectif qui recourt à des autobus circulant sur des voies aménagées ou règlementées, et qui permet d’assurer une haute qualité de service.
  2. 2
    Autobus affectés à ce type de transport.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transbus"?
"transbus" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-B-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃s.bys\.
What does "transbus" mean?
As a noun, "transbus" means: Système de transport collectif qui recourt à des autobus circulant sur des voies aménagées ou règlementées, et qui permet d’assurer une haute qualité de service.
How do you pronounce "transbus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transbus" is \tʁɑ̃s.bys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transbus" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list