Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poughkeepsie

/pəˈkɪpsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: pough-keep-sie
IPA: /pəˈkɪpsi/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Dutchess County, New York, United States.

Example Sentences

"Back in the days when Poughkeepsie was a company town and the company was International Business Machines, it wasn't unusual for 18-year-olds in Poughkeepsie to go straight from high school to I.B.M."

Etymology

From a word in Wappinger Munsee, roughly U-puku-ipi-sing (“the reed-covered lodge by the little-water place”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Derived Forms

Poughkeepsian

Rhymes With

gypsy tipsy lipsey

Questions

How do you pronounce poughkeepsie?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈkɪpsi/.
What does poughkeepsie mean?: A city, the county seat of Dutchess County, New York, United States.
Where does poughkeepsie come from?: From a word in Wappinger Munsee, roughly U-puku-ipi-sing (“the reed-covered lodge by the little-water place”).

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