Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

des plaines

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: des -plaines
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Wisconsin and Illinois, United States, which forms the Illinois River.

name

A city in Cook County, Illinois, named after the river.

Etymology

From French La Rivière des Plaines.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does des plaines mean?: A river in Wisconsin and Illinois, United States, which forms the Illinois River.
Where does des plaines come from?: It is traced to French.

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