sagamore
sa·ga·more/ˈsæɡəˌmɔɹ/noun
sagamore is spelled S-A-G-A-M-O-R-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (sa·ga·more). It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sagamore means “A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sagamore is sagamores.
How many letters and syllables are in sagamore?
| Letters | 8: S-A-G-A-M-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sa·ga·more |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 89,388th 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 sagamore?
Sagamore appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th 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 sagamore?
- UK /ˈsæɡəmɔː/
- US /ˈsæɡəˌmɔɹ/
Sagamore has 3 syllables, split sa·ga·more in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sagamore.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sagamore
- sagamores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sagamore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians.
- 2
USarchaicinformalAn eminent member of a group, or an eminent person in society.
- 3
USA high-ranking officer of the Tammany Hall political organization responsible for taking care of its property.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sagamore come from?
From an Algonquian language; compare Abenaki sôgmô, sôgemô (“chief”), Mi'kmaq saqamaw (“chief”), and Penobscot sagama, sagema, sagemo, sangemo (“chief”), all ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa (“male chief”). Doublet of sachem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).