Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olathe

/oʊˈleɪθə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: olathe
IPA: /oʊˈleɪθə/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A statutory town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States, named after Olathe, Kansas.

name

A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Kansas, United States.

name

A township in Johnson County, Kansas, in which the city is located.

Etymology

Said to be from a Shawnee word meaning “beautiful”.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Rhymes With

kathy cathy homeopathy kathie cathie kathi athey mathy

Questions

How do you pronounce olathe?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈleɪθə/.
What does olathe mean?: A statutory town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States, named after Olathe, Kansas.
Where does olathe come from?: Said to be from a Shawnee word meaning “beautiful”.

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