hibachi
noun
hibachi is spelled H-I-B-A-C-H-I: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hibachi means “A portable brazier, powered by charcoal, used for cooking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hibachi is hibachis.
How many letters and syllables are in hibachi?
| Letters | 7: H-I-B-A-C-H-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hibachi?
Hibachi appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 hibachi?
- US
Hibachi has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-hibachi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hibachi
- hibachis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hibachi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A portable brazier, powered by charcoal, used for cooking.
- 2
CanadaUSA cooking method and performance art in which the chef grills pieces of food on a hot metal griddle in front of the guests; teppanyaki.
- 3
CanadaUSThe griddle used in such cuisine; teppan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hibachi come from?
c. 1870, from Japanese 火鉢 (hibachi, “a charcoal-powered heating brazier”, literally “fire pot”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).