Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chi-town

/ˈʃaɪˌtaʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: chi--town
IPA: /ˈʃaɪˌtaʊn/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Slang

Example Sentences

"By the time we hit that Chi-town Them bears was a-gettin' smart. They'd brought up some reinforcements From the Illinois National Guard."
"You was the Chi-Town version of Baby / And I was just a virgin, a baby"

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

Chitown (alternative)

Synonyms

Chiraq Hogtown Windy City Shitcago Second City

Questions

How do you pronounce chi-town?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃaɪˌtaʊn/.
What does chi-town mean?: Chicago.

How to pronounce chi-town

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Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈʃaɪˌtaʊn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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