Hudson
/ˈhʌd.sən/noun
Hudson is spelled H-U-D-S-O-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Hudson means “An automobile manufactured by the Hudson Motor Company” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Hudson is Hudsons.
How many letters and syllables are in Hudson?
| Letters | 6: H-U-D-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,784th 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 Hudson?
Hudson appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,784th 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 Hudson?
- /ˈhʌd.sən/
Hudson 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-Hudson.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Hudson
- Hudsons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Hudson mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An automobile manufactured by the Hudson Motor Company.
- 2
CanadaUSA steam locomotive of the 4-6-4 wheel arrangement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Hudson come from?
From Hudd + -son. Doublet of Hutson.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).