umiak
noun
umiak is spelled U-M-I-A-K: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, umiak means “A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of umiak is umiaks or umiat.
How many letters and syllables are in umiak?
| Letters | 5: U-M-I-A-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 umiak?
Umiak appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 umiak
- umiaks plural
- umiat plural
- umiac
- umiaq
- oomiac
- oomiak
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does umiak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation.
In many regions, people went inland at the end of August (often travelling upriver in large sealskin boats called umiat) to hunt caribou till September or October.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does umiak come from?
From Inuvialuktun ᐅᒥᐊᖅ (umiaq, “women's boat”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).