Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tauranga

/ˈtaʉ.ra.ŋa/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: tau-ran-ga
IPA: /ˈtaʉ.ra.ŋa/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in the northwest corner of the Bay of Plenty region, on the north coast of the North Island, New Zealand.

Etymology

From Māori Tauranga (“anchorage”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Tauranga

Questions

How do you pronounce tauranga?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtaʉ.ra.ŋa/.
What does tauranga mean?: A city in the northwest corner of the Bay of Plenty region, on the north coast of the North Island, New Zealand.
Where does tauranga come from?: From Māori Tauranga (“anchorage”).

How to pronounce tauranga

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “tauranga”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈtaʉ.ra.ŋa/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “tauranga”.
Repeat and practice — Say “tauranga” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.