Shoshone
/ʃoʊˈʃoʊni/noun
Shoshone is spelled S-H-O-S-H-O-N-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Shoshone means “A member of an Amerindian ethnic group of North America, especially of Wyoming and Idaho” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Shoshone is Shoshones.
How many letters and syllables are in Shoshone?
| Letters | 8: S-H-O-S-H-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,108th 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 Shoshone?
Shoshone appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th 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 Shoshone?
- /ʃoʊˈʃoʊni/
Shoshone has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Shoshone.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Shoshone
- Shoshones plural
- Shoshoni
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Shoshone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of an Amerindian ethnic group of North America, especially of Wyoming and Idaho.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shoshone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Amerind people:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.