Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

windy city

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: windy c-i-ty
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nickname for Chicago: a city in Illinois, United States.

name

Nickname for Wellington: the capital city of New Zealand.

Inflected Forms

the Windy City (canonical)

Synonyms

Second City

Questions

What does windy city mean?: Nickname for Chicago: a city in Illinois, United States.

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