Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ottumwa

/əˈtʌmwə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: ot-tumwa
IPA: /əˈtʌmwə/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in Coffey County, Kansas, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in Haakon County, South Dakota, United States.

Questions

How do you pronounce ottumwa?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtʌmwə/.
What does ottumwa mean?: A city, the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States.

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