wapato
/ˈwɑpətoʊ/noun
wapato is spelled W-A-P-A-T-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wapato means “Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), or its edible bulbous root” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wapato is wapatos or wapatoes.
How many letters and syllables are in wapato?
| Letters | 6: W-A-P-A-T-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 wapato?
Wapato appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 wapato?
- US /ˈwɑpətoʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of wapato
- wapatos plural
- wapatoes plural
- wapatoo
- wappato
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wapato mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSBroadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), or its edible bulbous root.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wapato come from?
From Chinook Jargon wapato, from Wasco-Wishram, or a word from an unknown Algonquian language used by the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).