Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yankton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: yank-ton
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, United States.

noun

A member of a western branch of the Dakota people.

Inflected Forms

Yanktons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Yanktonai

Questions

What does yankton mean?: A city, the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, United States.

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