Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kenosha

/kəˈnoʊʃə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: Ke-no-sha
IPA: /kəˈnoʊʃə/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.

Example Sentences

"Rittenhouse was acquitted in November of first-degree intentional homicide and four other felony charges related to the Kenosha shootings that left two men dead and a third man injured."

Etymology

From Ojibwe ginoozhe or an older form of Potawatomi gnozhé, meaning “pike” or “pickerel”.

Word Breakdown

Root: ginoozhe, gnozhé

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəˈnoʊʃə/

Phrases

Kenosha County

Rhymes With

scotia osha xhosa gosha cryptotia

Questions

How do you pronounce kenosha?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈnoʊʃə/.
What does kenosha mean?: A city, the county seat of Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.
Where does kenosha come from?: From Ojibwe ginoozhe or an older form of Potawatomi gnozhé, meaning “pike” or “pickerel”.

How to pronounce kenosha

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “kenosha”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kəˈnoʊʃə/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “kenosha”.
Repeat and practice — Say “kenosha” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.