Wintun
noun, adjective
Wintun is spelled W-I-N-T-U-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Wintun means “Any member of a group of related Native American tribes who live in Northern California, including the Wintu (northern), Nomlaki (central), and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Wintun is Wintuns.
How many letters and syllables are in Wintun?
| Letters | 6: W-I-N-T-U-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 Wintun?
Wintun appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 Wintun
- Wintuns plural
- Wintuan
- Wintoon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Wintun mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of a group of related Native American tribes who live in Northern California, including the Wintu (northern), Nomlaki (central), and Patwin (southern) tribes.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the Wintun people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Wintun come from?
From Wintu wintʰu·n (“to be a person, to be a Wintun”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).