Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milwaukee

/mɪlˈwɔk.i/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: mil-wau-kee
IPA: /mɪlˈwɔk.i/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A number of places in the United States.

name

A number of places in the United States.

name

A number of places in the United States.

Example Sentences

"During the Toronto Raptors' championship run, a fan-made sign referred to the opposing Milwaukee Bucks as the "Milwaukee Bucktees," bucktee being an insult deriving from a similar word in Somali."
"There was no location, really — most of the convention took place in a Milwaukee of the mind. […] Instead, the teleconvention kept a few standards (like the Bruce Springsteen–soundtracked montage) and borrowed from a grab bag of other TV formats, from talk show to cable news to reality-TV reunion special."
"A GoFundMe page was created by the family and talked about how Sorenson spent her last moments celebrating the beauty of life and how she had a true passion for the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies."

Etymology

Perhaps from Ojibwe ominowakiing (“gathering place (by the water)”), or an Algonquin word meaning “the good land”.

Word Breakdown

Root: ominowakiing, -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /mɪlˈwɔk.i/
British English: /mɪlˈwɔː.kiː/

Inflected Forms

Milwaukie (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

Mil Milwaukeean Milwaukie

Phrases

Milwaukee brace Milwaukee County Milwaukee goiter Milwaukee protocol Milwaukee Road Milwaukee shoulder syndrome

Rhymes With

walkie talkie haughey talky gawky stalky balky

Questions

How do you pronounce milwaukee?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪlˈwɔk.i/.
What does milwaukee mean?: A number of places in the United States.
Where does milwaukee come from?: Perhaps from Ojibwe ominowakiing (“gathering place (by the water)”), or an Algonquin word meaning “the good land”.

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