Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

winnipeg

/ˈwɪn.əˌpɛɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: Win-ni-peg
IPA: /ˈwɪn.əˌpɛɡ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Manitoba, Canada.

name

A large lake in Manitoba, Canada; in full, Lake Winnipeg.

name

A river that flows 813 km from Lake of the Woods, Ontario into Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba; in full, Winnipeg River.

name

An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States, named after the Canadian city.

Etymology

* From Ojibwe wiinibig (“dirty waters”), from wiini’ (“to make someone dirty”), wiinad (“it is dirty”), + nibi (“water”), plural nibig (“waters”). * After the lake, from Cree/Swampy Cree ᐑᓂᐯᐠ (“muddy waters”), describing the river's water entering the lake (CanOD).

Word Breakdown

Root: wiinibig, -, ᐑᓂᐯᐠ

Derived Forms

Winnipegger Winnipegian Winnipegish Winnipegonian

Phrases

Lake Winnipeg Winnie the Pooh Winnipeg couch Winnipeg goldeye Winnipeg handshake Winnipeg rye Winnipeg rye bread Lake Winnipegosis

Frequently Paired Words

Lake Winnipegosis Lake Winnibigoshish Winnipegosis Winnebago

Synonyms

Peg Winterpeg WPG Wpg.

Questions

How do you pronounce winnipeg?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪn.əˌpɛɡ/.
What does winnipeg mean?: The capital city of Manitoba, Canada.
Where does winnipeg come from?: * From Ojibwe wiinibig (“dirty waters”), from wiini’ (“to make someone dirty”), wiinad (“it is dirty”), + nibi (“water”), plural nibig (“waters”). * After the lake, from Cree/Swampy Cree ᐑᓂᐯᐠ (“muddy waters”), describing the river's water entering the lake (CanOD).

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