Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

itasca

/aɪtˈæskɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: itas-ca
IPA: /aɪtˈæskɑ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A place in the United States:

name

A place in the United States:

name

A place in the United States:

name

A place in the United States:

Etymology

A pseudo-Indian word coined by Henry Schoolcraft for Lake Itasca, the true source of the Mississippi River, from Latin veritas (“truth”) and Latin caput (“head”).

Phrases

Itasca County

Questions

How do you pronounce itasca?: The recorded pronunciation is /aɪtˈæskɑ/.
What does itasca mean?: A place in the United States:
Where does itasca come from?: A pseudo-Indian word coined by Henry Schoolcraft for Lake Itasca, the true source of the Mississippi River, from Latin veritas (“truth”) and Latin caput (“head”).

How to pronounce itasca

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