Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yreka

/waɪˈriːkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: yre-ka
IPA: /waɪˈriːkə/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Siskiyou County, in northern California, United States.

Etymology

From Shasta wáik'a, which means "north mountain" or "white mountain".

Word Breakdown

Root: wáik'a

Questions

How do you pronounce yreka?: The recorded pronunciation is /waɪˈriːkə/.
What does yreka mean?: A city, the county seat of Siskiyou County, in northern California, United States.
Where does yreka come from?: From Shasta wáik'a, which means "north mountain" or "white mountain".

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