Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wausau

/wˈɔsɔ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: wausau
IPA: /wˈɔsɔ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Marathon County, in north-central Wisconsin, United States.

name

A town in Marathon County, in north-central Wisconsin.

Etymology

From Ojibwe [Term?].

Questions

How do you pronounce wausau?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɔsɔ/.
What does wausau mean?: A city, the county seat of Marathon County, in north-central Wisconsin, United States.
Where does wausau come from?: From Ojibwe [Term?].

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