klondike
/ˈklɒnˌdaɪk/noun, verb
klondike is a noun meaning “Alternative form of Klondike (“source of wealth”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled K-L-O-N-D-I-K-E and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 3 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of klondike is klondikes.
What does klondike mean?
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Klondike (“source of wealth”).
verb
- 1
To export fresh fish (usually herring or mackerel) rather than pickled ones.
noun
- 1
A source of wealth or something else valuable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce klondike?
- /ˈklɒnˌdaɪk/
- /ˈklɑnˌdaɪk/
Klondike has 2 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).
Forms of klondike
- klondikes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- klondiking participle, present
- klondiked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is klondike?
Klondike appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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).
Where does klondike come from?
From Klondike, a region in the Yukon territory of Canada that saw a gold rush, named after the Klondike River. A corruption of Hän Tr'ondëk (“hammerstone water”) or Gwich'in throndiuk (“hammer-water”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).