Hindi
/ˈhɪndiː/adjective
Hindi is spelled H-I-N-D-I: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Hindi means “In or relating to the Hindi language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Hindi?
| Letters | 5: H-I-N-D-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.6 times per million words; the 9,313th 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 Hindi?
Hindi appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th 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 Hindi?
- UK /hɪnˈðiː/
- US /ˈhɪndiː/
- /ɦɪn̪.d̪iː/
Hindi has 2 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: En-us-Hindi.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Hindi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
In or relating to the Hindi language.
- 2
Indian
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Hindi come from?
Borrowed from Hindi हिंदी (hindī), from Classical Persian هِنْدِی (hindī). By surface analysis, Hind + -i. Distant doublet of Sindhi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).