Bhutanese
/ˌbuːtəˈniːz/adjective, noun
Bhutanese is spelled B-H-U-T-A-N-E-S-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Bhutanese means “Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan, the Bhutanese people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Bhutanese?
| Letters | 9: B-H-U-T-A-N-E-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Bhutanese?
Bhutanese appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 Bhutanese?
- UK /ˌbuːtəˈniːz/
- UK /bʊˌtɑːˈniːz/
Bhutanese has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Bhutanese.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Bhutanese?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Bhutanese from its last stressed vowel (/iz/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Bhutanese
- more Bhutanese comparative
- most Bhutanese superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Bhutanese mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan, the Bhutanese people.
noun
- 1
A person from Bhutan or of Bhutanese descent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bhutanese in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bhoutanais , Bhoutanais, Bhoutanaise |
| German | bhutanisch , Bhutaner, Bhutanerin |
| Portuguese | butanês |
| Spanish | butanés , butanesa |
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.