Illinoisan
Ill·i·nois·an/ˌɪləˈnɔɪən/adjective, noun
Illinoisan is spelled I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S-A-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables (Ill·i·nois·an). It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Illinoisan means “Of, from or relating to Illinois, United States” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Illinoisan?
| Letters | 10: I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: Ill·i·nois·an |
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Illinoisan?
Illinoisan appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 Illinoisan?
- US /ˌɪləˈnɔɪən/
- US /ˌɪləˈnɔɪzən/
Illinoisan has 4 syllables, split Ill·i·nois·an in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-Illinoisan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Illinoisan?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Illinoisan from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɪən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Illinoisan
- Illinoian
- Illinoisian
- Illinoisans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Illinoisan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, from or relating to Illinois, United States.
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Illinois, United States.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Illinoisan come from?
From Illinois + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).