Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upper midwest

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: up-per mid-west
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The states in the northern part of the Midwestern United States, mainly used to describe the area that includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa, as well as parts of Eastern North and South Dakota.

Inflected Forms

the Upper Midwest (canonical)

Questions

What does upper midwest mean?: The states in the northern part of the Midwestern United States, mainly used to describe the area that includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa, as well as parts of Eastern North and South Dakota.

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