Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muskie

/mˈʌski/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: muskie
IPA: /mˈʌski/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

muskellunge; a large freshwater gamefish of the pike family.

Informal

name

Example Sentences

"As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards."

Etymology

From muskellunge + -ie.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

muskies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Musk Muske Muskee Musker

Rhymes With

husky sandusky mccluskey musky huskey suski pruski bruski

Questions

How do you pronounce muskie?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈʌski/.
What does muskie mean?: muskellunge; a large freshwater gamefish of the pike family.
Where does muskie come from?: From muskellunge + -ie.

How to pronounce muskie

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