Anishinaabe
/ˌʌnɪʃɪˈnɑːbeɪ/noun
Anishinaabe is spelled A-N-I-S-H-I-N-A-A-B-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Anishinaabe means “An Ojibwe, Nipissing, Algonquin, Potawatomi, or Odawa person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Anishinaabe is Anishinaabes or Anishinaabeg.
How many letters and syllables are in Anishinaabe?
| Letters | 11: A-N-I-S-H-I-N-A-A-B-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Anishinaabe?
Anishinaabe appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 Anishinaabe?
- /ˌʌnɪʃɪˈnɑːbeɪ/
- /ˌənɪʃɪˈnɑːbeɪ/
- /ˌɑːnɪʃɪˈnɑːbeɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Anishinaabe
- Anishinaabes plural
- Anishinaabeg plural
- Anishinaabek plural
- Anishinabe
- Nishnaabe
- Neshnabé
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Anishinaabe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Ojibwe, Nipissing, Algonquin, Potawatomi, or Odawa person.
- 2
An Ojibwe person.
- 3
rareSynonym of Anishinaabemowin (“Anishinaabe language(s)”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anishinaabe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense member of Anishinaabe people(s):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Anichinabé, Anichinabée, Anichinabés, Anichinabées |
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 Anishinaabe come from?
Borrowed from Ojibwe anishinaabe /ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯ. Doublet of Nishnaabe (from Odawa and Eastern Ojibwe) and Neshnabé (from Potawatomi).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).