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topeka

/təˈpikə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
tope-ka
IPA
/təˈpikə/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Kansas, United States and the county seat of Shawnee County.

name

A village in Quiver Township, Mason County, Illinois.

name

A town in Clearspring Township and Eden Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.

name

An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Mississippi, named after Topeka, Kansas.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Kansa Dópik’é (“Topeka; Kansas River”, literally “place to dig good (i.e. wild) potatoes”), from do (“tuber, potato”) + pi (“to be good”) + kʼe (“to dig”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /təˈpikə/

Derived Forms

Topekan

Questions

How do you pronounce topeka?
The recorded pronunciation is /təˈpikə/.
What does topeka mean?
The capital city of Kansas, United States and the county seat of Shawnee County.
Where does topeka come from?
Borrowed from Kansa Dópik’é (“Topeka; Kansas River”, literally “place to dig good (i.e. wild) potatoes”), from do (“tuber, potato”) + pi (“to be good”) + kʼe (“to dig”).

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