Piscataway
/pɪsˈkætəweɪ/noun
Piscataway is spelled P-I-S-C-A-T-A-W-A-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Piscataway means “A certain tribe of Native Americans inhabiting what is now Maryland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Piscataway?
| Letters | 10: P-I-S-C-A-T-A-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th 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 Piscataway?
Piscataway appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th 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 Piscataway?
- /pɪsˈkætəweɪ/
Piscataway has 4 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 Piscataway
- Piscatawa
- Piscatawas
- Piscataways
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Piscataway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A certain tribe of Native Americans inhabiting what is now Maryland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Piscataway come from?
By naturalization into English from the Piscataway language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).