neighborhood and neighbourhood are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. neighborhood means “a surrounding or nearby region”. neighbourhood means “a surrounding or nearby region”.
/ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/
1.n.a surrounding or nearby region
“the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville”
2.n.people living near one another
“it is a friendly neighborhood”
3.n.the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')
“it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job”
| neighborhood | neighbourhood | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/ | /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/ |
| Said | NAY-bur-huud | NAY-bur-huud |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Letters | 12 | 13 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 4 | 2 |
| How common | Common | Common |
| Synonyms | vicinity, locality, neighbourhood | vicinity, locality, neighborhood |
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/ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/
1.n.a surrounding or nearby region
“the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville”
2.n.people living near one another
“it is a friendly neighborhood”