Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bemidji

/bəˈmɪd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: be-mid-ji
IPA: /bəˈmɪd͡ʒi/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States.

Etymology

From Ojibwe bemijigamaag (“a lake with crossing waters”).

Word Breakdown

Root: bemijigamaag

Questions

How do you pronounce bemidji?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈmɪd͡ʒi/.
What does bemidji mean?: A city, the county seat of Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States.
Where does bemidji come from?: From Ojibwe bemijigamaag (“a lake with crossing waters”).

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