Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shawinigan

/ʃəˈwɪn.ɪ.ɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: shaw-ini-gan
IPA: /ʃəˈwɪn.ɪ.ɡən/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in the Mauricie of Quebec, Canada

Etymology

From the transliteration of the Amerind terms used for the area.

Derived Forms

Shawi Shawinigate

Rhymes With

finnigan finigan

Questions

How do you pronounce shawinigan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃəˈwɪn.ɪ.ɡən/.
What does shawinigan mean?: A town in the Mauricie of Quebec, Canada
Where does shawinigan come from?: From the transliteration of the Amerind terms used for the area.

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