Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wabash

/ˈwɔbæʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: wabash
IPA: /ˈwɔbæʃ/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A number of places in the United States:

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A number of places in the United States:

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A number of places in the United States:

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A number of places in the United States:

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The former Wabash Railroad.

Etymology

Via French Ouabache, from Miami [Term?] (“it shines white”), referring to the Wabash River (which has a limestone bed), ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p- (“(be) white”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Ouabache, *wa·p-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɔbæʃ/

Derived Forms

Wabashing

Phrases

Wabash County

Questions

How do you pronounce wabash?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɔbæʃ/.
What does wabash mean?: A number of places in the United States:
Where does wabash come from?: It is traced to French.

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