Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tooele

/tuːˈɛlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: tooele
IPA: /tuːˈɛlə/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Tooele County, Utah, United States.

Etymology

From Shoshone tuuwɨɨta (“black bear; the name of a Gosiute chief”).

Word Breakdown

Root: tuuwɨɨta

Derived Forms

tooeleite

Phrases

Tooele County

Questions

How do you pronounce tooele?: The recorded pronunciation is /tuːˈɛlə/.
What does tooele mean?: A city, the county seat of Tooele County, Utah, United States.
Where does tooele come from?: From Shoshone tuuwɨɨta (“black bear; the name of a Gosiute chief”).

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