Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seattle

[-ɾɫ]

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: seat-tle
IPA: [-ɾɫ]

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A seaport and the largest city in Washington, United States, and the county seat of King County.

Example Sentences

"Doga instructors are not required to complete certification, though teacher training seminars do exist, like ones taught by Brenda Bryan, 43, a yoga and doga instructor in Seattle who has just written a book on the subject."
"As I waited to meet with Jay Graber, the CEO of Bluesky, on the 25th floor of an office building in downtown Seattle, I stared out at the city’s waterfront and thought: God fucking damn it."

Etymology

Named after Chief Seattle, from Lushootseed siʔaɬ.

Word Breakdown

Root: siʔaɬ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: [-ɾɫ]

Derived Forms

Seattleite

Phrases

Seattle Freeze

Synonyms

Emerald City

Rhymes With

battle cattle that'll rattle chattel tattle prattle brattle embattle

Questions

How do you pronounce seattle?: The recorded pronunciation is [-ɾɫ].
What does seattle mean?: A seaport and the largest city in Washington, United States, and the county seat of King County.
Where does seattle come from?: Named after Chief Seattle, from Lushootseed siʔaɬ.

How to pronounce seattle

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