Algonquin
/ælˈɡɑːŋk(w)ɪn/noun
Algonquin is spelled A-L-G-O-N-Q-U-I-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Algonquin means “A member of an aboriginal North American people closely related to the Odawa and Ojibwe, and living mainly in Quebec” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Algonquin is Algonquins.
How many letters and syllables are in Algonquin?
| Letters | 9: A-L-G-O-N-Q-U-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Algonquin?
Algonquin appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Algonquin?
- UK /ælˈɡɒŋk(w)ɪn/
- US /ælˈɡɑːŋk(w)ɪn/
Algonquin has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-Algonquin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Algonquin
- Algonquins plural
- Algonkin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Algonquin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of an aboriginal North American people closely related to the Odawa and Ojibwe, and living mainly in Quebec.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Algonquin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense people:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | algonquinos |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Algonquin come from?
From Canadian French algonquin, from earlier algoumequin, from either Maliseet elakómkwik ("these are our relatives") or Mi'kmaq algoomeaking (“at the place of spearing fish and eels”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).