Cayuga
/kəˈjuːɡə/noun
Cayuga is spelled C-A-Y-U-G-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Cayuga means “A member of an indigenous people of North America, part of the Iroquois Confederacy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Cayuga is Cayugas.
How many letters and syllables are in Cayuga?
| Letters | 6: C-A-Y-U-G-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd 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 Cayuga?
Cayuga appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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 Cayuga?
- /kəˈjuːɡə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Cayuga
- Cayugas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Cayuga mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of an indigenous people of North America, part of the Iroquois Confederacy.
- 2
A duck of an American domestic breed having black plumage with iridescent green highlights.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Cayuga come from?
Borrowing from Cayuga gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (“they live in the big swamp”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).