Tonkawa
noun
Tonkawa is spelled T-O-N-K-A-W-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Tonkawa means “A member of a Midwestern Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma and Texas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Tonkawa is Tonkawas.
How many letters and syllables are in Tonkawa?
| Letters | 7: T-O-N-K-A-W-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 Tonkawa?
Tonkawa appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 Tonkawa
- Tonkawas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Tonkawa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a Midwestern Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma and Texas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Tonkawa come from?
From Wichita tonkaweya (“those who stay together”), compare Tonkawa Tickanwa•tic (“(a) genuine people”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).