transport en commun

\tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.ʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\

/\tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.ʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Système adapté au transport simultané de plusieurs personnes.

Key facts for transport en commun
PropertyValue
Headwordtransport en commun
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.ʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “transport en commun” sits in French frequency

transport en commun falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

transport en commun is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.ʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Système adapté au transport simultané de plusieurs personnes.".

transport en commun has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is transport en commun, spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T- -E-N- -C-O-M-M-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Système adapté au transport simultané de plusieurs personnes.

Synonyms

transport collectiftransport public

This word in other languages

mass transit(English)ÖV(Deutsch)

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 "transport en commun"?
"transport en commun" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T- -E-N- -C-O-M-M-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.ʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\.
What does "transport en commun" mean?
As a noun, "transport en commun" means: Système adapté au transport simultané de plusieurs personnes.
How do you pronounce "transport en commun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transport en commun" is \tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.ʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transport en commun" come from?
"transport en commun" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “transport en commun”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T- -E-N- -C-O-M-M-U-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.ʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list