hutong
hu·tong/ˈhuˈtɑŋ/noun
hutong is spelled H-U-T-O-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hu·tong). It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hutong means “A narrow alley or street in a traditional residential district of a city in China, especially Beijing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hutong is hutongs.
How many letters and syllables are in hutong?
| Letters | 6: H-U-T-O-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hu·tong |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 hutong?
Hutong appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 hutong?
- UK /ˈhuːtɒŋ/
- UK /-tʊŋ/
- US /ˈhuˈtɑŋ/
Hutong has 2 syllables, split hu·tong in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hutong.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hutong?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hutong from its last stressed vowel (/ɑŋ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nought.
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 hutong
- hutongs plural
- hutung
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hutong mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A narrow alley or street in a traditional residential district of a city in China, especially Beijing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hutong in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense narrow alley or street in a traditional residential district of a Chinese city:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hutong |
| German | Hutong |
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.