How Do You Spell ROUTES?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈuːts] (IPA)

The word "routes" has an interesting spelling given its pronunciation. The IPA phonetic transcription for "routes" is /ruːts/. The reason for this spelling is due to its Latin origin, where the word was spelled "rutta." English spelling changed over time due to Germanic and French influences, resulting in the current spelling. The silent "o" before "u" and the combination of "ou" for the long "oo" sound are common in many English words with Latin roots.

ROUTES Meaning and Definition

1. Routes refer to a specific path or course followed to reach a particular destination, often used in the context of travel or transportation. A route can be characterized as a predetermined sequence of waypoints or stops that one can take to navigate from one point to another.

   In travel and transportation, routes can come in various forms such as roadways, highways, waterways, airways, or footpaths. They can be planned or established to connect cities, towns, or different geographical locations. Routes are typically detailed with specific directions or instructions, indicating the starting point, intermediate points, and the final destination. They enable efficient navigation by providing travelers with a clear framework to follow.

   Routes can also refer to the specific path taken by vehicles or individuals in various industries. For example, delivery companies often establish routes for their drivers to optimize their delivery process, ensuring that packages are delivered in a logical and efficient order. Similarly, postal services determine routes for mail carriers, enabling them to deliver mail to specific addresses in a given area.

   In the context of data networks, routes define the path that data packets take from the source to the destination. Routers determine the most appropriate route through which data should be transmitted, ensuring efficient and reliable communication.

   Overall, routes encompass a broad range of contexts where specific paths or courses are used to guide travel, transportation, or communication processes.

Top Common Misspellings for ROUTES *

• ruotes 28.5714285%
• rotues 28.5714285%
• outes 14.2857142%

* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.

Other Common Misspellings for ROUTES

• trouts
• rodes
• qoutes
• protes
• ruten
• wrotes
• ruters
• qouates
• rotos
• rouste
• routnies
• roters
• routgh
• reates
• roste
• routies
• routeins
• routie
• routen
• retes
• reuten
• couteus
• qotes
• ruties
• rources
• routene
• poutes
• rartes
• rouded
• reoute
• roits
• roules
• quoutes
• rotts
• rotaes
• rounties
• rougues
• routte
• routiens
• rottens
• rutes
• doutes
• routens
• rutts
• reltes
• wroute
• rouite
• routre
• routins
• drouts
• rebutes
• rootes
• rduces
• routas
• rudes
• routr
• raetes
• routeens
• riouts
• routeen
• recutes
• rourter
• rouds
• routne
• roques
• frutes
• noutes
• raates
• roades
• rouhter
• routenes
• rottes
• rouleu
• roulea
• routel
• foutea
• groutes
• outnes
• roynes
• touzes
• couteu
• rontee
• sottes
• Sowtes
• Kostes
• rauntes
• roures
• reoutes
• rowtes
• rouves
• rocees
• agoutes
• rouletes
• bouftes
• Moutes
• Routles
• Houtes
• Roumes
• doutss
• routelss
• Koltes
• couites
• rowtts
• routly
• Couteo
• ryetes
• Houtehs
• faroutts
• Crouwes
• Koutas
• lohtes
• Roubis
• Routry
• Robutts
• Rouftee
• foultes
• Reutee

Etymology of ROUTES

The word "routes" has an etymology that can be traced back to Old French and ultimately to Latin.

In Old French, the word was spelled as "routa", which meant a road or a way. This Old French word was derived from the Latin word "rupta", which also referred to a road or a way. The Latin word "rupta" comes from the verb "rumpere", which means "to break" or "to burst".

The connection between "rupta" and "routes" lies in the idea that a road or a way "breaks" or "cuts" through the landscape, allowing for the passage of people and goods. Over time, "routa" in Old French transitioned into the modern English word "routes", which still retains the meaning of a road or a way.

Similar spelling words for ROUTES

• roads,
• rootage,
• rothko,
• Rodas,
• Rodes,
• rotc,
• rotz,
• roots.

Conjugate verb Routes

CONDITIONAL

I would route

we would route

you would route

he/she/it would route

they would route

FUTURE

I will route

we will route

you will route

he/she/it will route

they will route

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have routed

we will have routed

you will have routed

he/she/it will have routed

they will have routed

PAST

I routed

we routed

you routed

he/she/it routed

they routed

PAST PERFECT

I had routed

we had routed

you had routed

he/she/it had routed

they had routed

PRESENT

I route

we route

you route

he/she/it routes

they route

PRESENT PERFECT

I have routed

we have routed

you have routed

he/she/it has routed

they have routed

I am routing

we are routing

you are routing

he/she/it is routing

they are routing

I was routing

we were routing

you were routing

he/she/it was routing

they were routing

I will be routing

we will be routing

you will be routing

he/she/it will be routing

they will be routing

I have been routing

we have been routing

you have been routing

he/she/it has been routing

they have been routing

I had been routing

we had been routing

you had been routing

he/she/it had been routing

they had been routing

I will have been routing

we will have been routing

you will have been routing

he/she/it will have been routing

they will have been routing

I would have routed

we would have routed

you would have routed

he/she/it would have routed

they would have routed

I would be routing

we would be routing

you would be routing

he/she/it would be routing

they would be routing

I would have been routing

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you would have been routing

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they would have been routing