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wichita

/ˈwɪt͡ʃɪtɔː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
wi-chi-ta
IPA
/ˈwɪt͡ʃɪtɔː/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a tribe of Native Americans, most populous in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

name

Their Caddoan language, which is now extinct.

name

A large city, the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States; the largest city in Kansas.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from Creek we-chate (“red water”), referring to We-chate hatchee (Red Water River, or Red River of the South).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Wichitas (plural)

Phrases

Wichita County Wichita Falls

Synonyms

wichita language

Questions

How do you pronounce wichita?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪt͡ʃɪtɔː/.
What does wichita mean?
A member of a tribe of Native Americans, most populous in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Where does wichita come from?
Uncertain. Probably from Creek we-chate (“red water”), referring to We-chate hatchee (Red Water River, or Red River of the South).

How to pronounce wichita

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