pub

Other forms of pub

plural

pubs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pub

What does pub mean?

pub means "tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals".

How many syllables are in pub?

pub has 1 syllable: pub. In IPA it is /ˈpʌb/.

What is another word for pub?

Close synonyms include public house, saloon, pothouse, gin mill, taphouse. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pub a common word?

pub is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.