Chumash
/ˈt͡ʃumɑʃ/noun
Chumash is spelled C-H-U-M-A-S-H: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Chumash means “A member of a particular Native American people of southern California” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Chumash is Chumashes.
How many letters and syllables are in Chumash?
| Letters | 7: C-H-U-M-A-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 Chumash?
Chumash appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 Chumash?
- /ˈt͡ʃumɑʃ/
- /ˈt͡ʃumæʃ/
- /ˈʃumɑʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Chumash_(tribe).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Chumash
- Chumashes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Chumash mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a particular Native American people of southern California.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Chumash come from?
From Ineseño čʰumaš (“the Santa Barbara Channel Island people”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).