Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iqaluit

/ɪˈkælʊ.ɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: Iq-al-u-it
IPA: /ɪˈkælʊ.ɪt/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Nunavut, Canada.

Etymology

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ (iqaloit, “place of fish”), plural of ᐃᖃᓗᒃ (iqalok, “fish”).

Synonyms

Frobisher Bay

Questions

How do you pronounce iqaluit?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈkælʊ.ɪt/.
What does iqaluit mean?: The capital city of Nunavut, Canada.
Where does iqaluit come from?: Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ (iqaloit, “place of fish”), plural of ᐃᖃᓗᒃ (iqalok, “fish”).

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