Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anadarko

/ˌænədˈɑɹkoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: anadarko
IPA: /ˌænədˈɑɹkoʊ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States.

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from Nadaco (a tribe indigenous to Oklahoma), from Caddo Nadá-kuh (“place of bumblebees”). The prothetic A- is widely considered to be the result of a clerical error made when the post office of Anadarko, Oklahoma was established.

Word Breakdown

Root: Nadá-kuh

Rhymes With

marco marko demarco narco arco barco arko sammarco calarco

Questions

How do you pronounce anadarko?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌænədˈɑɹkoʊ/.
What does anadarko mean?: A city, the county seat of Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States.
Where does anadarko come from?: Uncertain. Probably from Nadaco (a tribe indigenous to Oklahoma), from Caddo Nadá-kuh (“place of bumblebees”). The prothetic A- is widely considered to be the result of a clerical error made when the post office of Anadarko, Oklahoma was established.

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