Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dubuque

/dəbjˈuk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: dubuque
IPA: /dəbjˈuk/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city, the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Barton County and Russell County, Kansas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"So I walked into the Dubuque convent with several gallons of ice cream and immediately began to worry we hadn’t brought enough."
"On Wednesday, the former president spoke at a “Team Trump Iowa Commit to Caucus Event” hosted at the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Maquoketa, Iowa. He then headed to Dubuque, another Eastern Iowa city, to deliver remarks. Trump largely focused his Dubuque speech on immigration and the border."

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dubuques (plural)

Phrases

Dubuque County East Dubuque

Rhymes With

duke luke nuke puke fluke rebuke spook juke baruch kook tuk souk

Questions

How do you pronounce dubuque?: The recorded pronunciation is /dəbjˈuk/.
What does dubuque mean?: A surname.

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