Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tallahassee

/ˌtæləˈhæsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: tal-la-has-see
IPA: /ˌtæləˈhæsi/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Florida, United States and the county seat of Leon County.

Etymology

Borrowed from Creek tvlvhasse, pronounced [talaháːssi], from etvlw (“town”) + vhassē (“old”). Compare Tulsa, from the same or a similar term.

Word Breakdown

Root: tvlvhasse

Derived Forms

Tallahasseean

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce tallahassee?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtæləˈhæsi/.
What does tallahassee mean?: The capital city of Florida, United States and the county seat of Leon County.
Where does tallahassee come from?: Borrowed from Creek tvlvhasse, pronounced [talaháːssi], from etvlw (“town”) + vhassē (“old”). Compare Tulsa, from the same or a similar term.

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