This page covers the abbreviations and acronyms used in naming roads in Waze. By following these guidelines the Text-to-speech (TTS) feature will work at its optimum level. If you have questions about these instructions, see the further reading at the bottom of this page.
Standard suffix abbreviations
Waze convention is to use suffix abbreviations in street names. ("Main Rd" instead of "Main Road").
Notes:
1. Only abbreviate suffixes.
- "The Avenue", "The Green ", and etc. should not be abbreviated.
- "Circuit Avenue Road" would be abbreviated to Circuit Avenue Rd and not "Cct Ave Rd"
- A road named "Service way" should not be abbreviated, while "Pipeline Service way" should be.
2. Suffix abbreviations do not contain any punctuation, such as "." (Full-stops) or "-" (Hyphens).
3. In the event that the original suffix is a plural (I.e contains a "s" at the end) and only its singular form is present as an abbreviation, simply add an "s" to the end of the abbreviation.
Legend:
- TTS = Text To Speech for supported countries.
| Road Name | Abbreviation | TTS Compatibility |
| Alley | Aly | Yes |
| Annex | Anx | Yes |
| Arcade | Arc | Yes |
| Avenue | Ave | Yes |
| Bayoo | Byu | Yes |
| Beach | Bch | Yes |
| Bend | Bnd | Yes |
| Bluff | Blf | Yes |
| Bottom | Btm | Yes |
| Boulevard | Blvd | Yes |
| Branch | Br | Yes |
| Bridge | Brg | Yes |
| Broadway | Bdwy | Untested |
| Brook | Brk | Yes |
| Brooks | Brks | Yes |
| Burg | Bg | Incompatible |
| Burgs | Bgs | Untested |
| Bypass | Byp | Yes |
| Camp | Cp | Yes |
| Canyon | Cyn | Yes |
| Cape | Cpe | Untested |
| Causeway | Cswy | Yes |
| Center | Ctr | Yes |
| Centers | Ctrs | Untested |
| Circle | Cir | Yes |
| Circles | Cirs | Untested |
| Cliff | Clf | Untested |
| Cliffs | Clfs | Untested |
| Close | Cl | Yes |
| Club | Clb | Yes |
| Common | Cmn | Untested |
| Corner | Cor | Untested |
| Corners | Cors | Untested |
| Course | Crse | Yes |
| Court | Ct | Yes |
| Courts | Cts | Untested |
| Cove | Cv | Incompatible |
| Coves | Cvs | Untested |
| Creek | Crk | Untested |
| Crescent | Cres | Yes |
| Crest | Crst | Yes |
| Crossing | Yes | |
| Crossroad | Xrd | Yes |
| Curve | Curv | Yes |
| Dale | Dl | Yes |
| Dam | Dam | Yes |
| Divide | Dv | Incompatible |
| Drive | Dr | Yes |
| Drives | Drs | Untested |
| Estate | Est | Untested |
| Estates | Ests | Untested |
| Expressway | Expy | Yes |
| Extension | Ext | Yes |
| Extensions | Exts | Untested |
| Fall | Fall | Untested |
| Falls | Fls | Yes |
| Ferry | Fry | Untested |
| Field | Fld | Untested |
| Fields | Flds | Untested |
| Flat | Flt | Yes |
| Flats | Flts | Untested |
| Ford | Frd | Untested |
| Fords | Frds | Untested |
| Forest | Frst | Untested |
| Forge | Frg | Untested |
| Forges | Frgs | Untested |
| Fork | Frk | Untested |
| Forks | Frks | Untested |
| Fort | Ft | Yes |
| Freeway | Fwy | Yes |
| Garden | Gdn | Yes |
| Gardens | Gdns | Yes |
| Gateway | Gtwy | Yes |
| Glen | Gln | Yes |
| Glens | Glns | Untested |
| Green | Grn | Yes |
| Greens | Grns | Untested |
| Grove | Grv | Yes |
| Groves | Grvs | Untested |
| Harbor | Hbr | Yes |
| Harbors | Hbrs | Untested |
| Haven | Hvn | Untested |
| Heights | Hts | Yes |
| Highway | Hwy | Yes |
| Hill | Hl | Yes |
| Hills | Hls | Yes |
| Hollow | Holw | Yes |
| Inlet | Inlt | Yes |
| Island | Is | Untested |
| Islands | Iss | Untested |
| Isle | Il | Yes |
| Junction | Jctn | Yes |
| Junctions | Jctns | Yes |
| Key | Key | Yes |
| Keys | Keys | Yes |
| Knoll | Knl | Yes |
| Knolls | Knls | Yes |
| Lake | Lk | Untested |
| Lakes | Lks | Untested |
| Land | Land | Untested |
| Landing | Lndg | Yes |
| Lane | Ln | Yes |
| Light | Lgt | Yes |
| Lights | Lgts | Yes |
| Loaf | Lf | Yes |
| Lock | Lck | Yes |
| Locks | Lcks | Yes |
| Lodge | Ldg | Yes |
| Loop | Loop | Yes |
| Mall | Mall | Yes |
| Manor | Mnr | Yes |
| Manors | Mnrs | Yes |
| Meadow | Mdw | Yes |
| Meadows | Mdws | Yes |
| Mews | Mews | Yes |
| Mill | Ml | Untested |
| Mills | Mls | Untested |
| Mission | Msn | Yes |
| Motorway | Mtwy | Yes |
| Mount | Mount | Yes |
| Mountain | Mtn | Yes |
| Mountains | Mtns | Yes |
| Neck | Nck | Yes |
| Orchard | Orch | Yes |
| Oval | Oval | Yes |
| Overpass | Opas | Yes |
| Parade | Pde | Yes |
| Park | Pk | Yes |
| Parks | Pks | Yes |
| Parkway | Pky | Yes |
| Parkways | Pkys | Yes |
| Pass | Pass | Yes |
| Passage | Psge | Yes |
| Path | Path | Yes |
| Pike | Pke | Yes |
| Pine | Pne | Yes |
| Pines | Pnes | Yes |
| Place | Pl | Yes |
| Plain | Pln | Untested |
| Plains | Plns | Yes |
| Plaza | Plz | Yes |
| Point | Pt | Untested |
| Points | Pts | Yes |
| Port | Prt | Yes |
| Ports | Prts | Yes |
| Prairie | Prr | Yes |
| Radial | Radl | Yes |
| Ramp | Ramp | Yes |
| Ranch | Rnch | Yes |
| Rapid | Rpd | Incompatible |
| Rapids | Rpds | Yes |
| Rest | Rst | Untested |
| Ridge | Rdge | Yes |
| Ridges | Rdgs | Untested |
| Rise | Rise | Untested |
| River | Riv | Yes |
| Road | Rd | Yes |
| Roads | Rds | Untested |
| Route | Rte | Yes |
| Row | Row | Yes |
| Rue | Rue | Yes |
| Run | Run | Yes |
| Shoal | Shl | Yes |
| Shoals | Shls | Yes |
| Shore | Shr | Yes |
| Shores | Shrs | Yes |
| Skyway | Skwy | Yes |
| Spring | Spg | Yes |
| Springs | Spgs | Yes |
| Spur | Spur | Untested |
| Square | Sq | Yes |
| Squares | Sqs | Yes |
| Station | Sta | Yes |
| Stream | Strm | Yes |
| Street | St | Yes |
| Streets | Sts | Yes |
| Summit | Smt | Yes |
| Terrace | Ter | Yes |
| Throughwawy | Thwy | Yes |
| Trace | Trce | Yes |
| Track | Trak | Yes |
| Trafficway | Trfy | Yes |
| Trail | Trl | Yes |
| Tunnel | Tunl | Yes |
| Turnpike | Tpk | Yes |
| Underpass | Upas | Yes |
| Union | Un | Untested |
| Unions | Uns | Yes |
| Valley | Vly | Yes |
| Valleys | Vlys | Yes |
| Viaduct | Vdct | Yes |
| View | Vw | Yes |
| Views | Vws | Yes |
| Village | Vlg | Yes |
| Villages | Vlgs | Yes |
| Ville | Vl | Untested |
| Vista | Vis | Yes |
| Walk | Walk | Yes |
| Wall | Wall | Yes |
| Waters | Wtr | Untested |
| Way | Way | Yes |
| Ways | Ways | Yes |
| Well | Wl | Yes |
| Wells | Wls | Yes |
Further reading
UK editors should see How to classify and name roads (United_Kingdom) for UK specific abbreviations, some of which differ.
Forums
If you have further questions on this topic, please refer to the following Waze forum for a "Work in progress" list of abbreviations that are being tested, currently available, and proposed:
Test of Text-to-Speech (TTS) Abbreviations in Waze Clients
Glossary
Refer to the Glossary page for definitions of many terms used in Waze.