Hutu
/ˈhutu/noun
Hutu is spelled H-U-T-U: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Hutu means “A member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Hutu is Hutus.
How many letters and syllables are in Hutu?
| Letters | 4: H-U-T-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 Hutu?
Hutu appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 Hutu?
- UK /ˈhuːtuː/
- US /ˈhutu/
Hutu 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).
What rhymes with Hutu?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Hutu from its last stressed vowel (/utu/):
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 Hutu
- Hutus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Hutu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hutu in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Hutu |
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.
Where does Hutu come from?
Borrowed from Rwanda-Rundi Umuhutu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).