Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

massachusetts

/ˌmæsəˈtjusɪts/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: mass-a-chu-setts
IPA: /ˌmæsəˈtjusɪts/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Boston.

Example Sentences

"So last summer, when the Massachusetts State Legislature became one of the first in the nation to consider a bill to add an “X” option for nonbinary genders to the “M” and “F” on the state driver’s license, El, 17, was less surprised than some at the maneuver that effectively killed it."

Etymology

From Massachusett Muhsachuweesut, from muhs (“great”) + wachuwees (“hill”) + -ut (locative suffix) i.e. the Great Blue Hill of the Wôpanâak people.

Word Breakdown

Root: Muhsachuweesut

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmæsəˈtjusɪts/

Derived Forms

MA Massachusettsan Massachusettsian Massachusite Masshole Taxachusetts

Phrases

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts fern the Massachusetts of Australia Bay Stater

Frequently Paired Words

Bay Stater

Synonyms

massachuset massachusetts language massachuset language

Rhymes With

massachussetts

Questions

How do you pronounce massachusetts?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmæsəˈtjusɪts/.
What does massachusetts mean?: A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Boston.
Where does massachusetts come from?: From Massachusett Muhsachuweesut, from muhs (“great”) + wachuwees (“hill”) + -ut (locative suffix) i.e. the Great Blue Hill of the Wôpanâak people.

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