chautauqua
/ʃəˈtɔːkwə/noun
chautauqua is spelled C-H-A-U-T-A-U-Q-U-A: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chautauqua means “Alternative form of Chautauqua” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chautauqua is chautauquas.
How many letters and syllables are in chautauqua?
| Letters | 10: C-H-A-U-T-A-U-Q-U-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th 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 chautauqua?
Chautauqua appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 chautauqua?
- /ʃəˈtɔːkwə/
- /ʃəˈtækwə/
Chautauqua 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)-Vealhurl-Chautauqua.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chautauqua
- chautauquas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chautauqua mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Chautauqua.
noun
- 1
A kind of travelling tent-show which used to move across America featuring popular talks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chautauqua come from?
From Erie [Term?].
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).