Nipissing
noun
Nipissing is spelled N-I-P-I-S-S-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Nipissing means “A member of the Nipissing First Nation, a people of Ojibwa and Algonquin descent whose ancestors lived in the area of Lake Nipissing in Ontario…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Nipissing is Nipissings.
How many letters and syllables are in Nipissing?
| Letters | 9: N-I-P-I-S-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 Nipissing?
Nipissing appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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).
Forms of Nipissing
- Nipissings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Nipissing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of the Nipissing First Nation, a people of Ojibwa and Algonquin descent whose ancestors lived in the area of Lake Nipissing in Ontario, Canada.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Nipissing come from?
From Ojibwe nibiinsing (“at-the-little-waters”), from nibyi- (“water”) + -ns (diminutive forming suffix) + -ing (locative forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).