Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anaheim

/ˈænəhaɪm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: ana-heim
IPA: /ˈænəhaɪm/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Orange County, in southern California, United States; the home of Disneyland.

noun

A cultivar of the green or red pepper, Capsicum annuum, having long, tapering fruit.

noun

Alternative form of Anaheim.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Anaheim (literally “home of Ana”). Likely a reference to the local Santa Ana River.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Anaheim

Inflected Forms

Anaheims (plural)

Phrases

Anaheim disease Anaheim Hills

Questions

How do you pronounce anaheim?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈænəhaɪm/.
What does anaheim mean?: A city in Orange County, in southern California, United States; the home of Disneyland.
Where does anaheim come from?: It is traced to German.

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