Hyundai
/ˈh(j)ʌn.deɪ/noun
Hyundai is spelled H-Y-U-N-D-A-I: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Hyundai means “A car manufactured by the Hyundai Motor Group” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Hyundai is Hyundais.
How many letters and syllables are in Hyundai?
| Letters | 7: H-Y-U-N-D-A-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,228th 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 Hyundai?
Hyundai appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th 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 Hyundai?
- UK /haɪˈʌn.daɪ/
- UK /haɪˈʊn.daɪ/
- US /ˈh(j)ʌn.deɪ/
Hyundai 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 Hyundai?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Hyundai from its last stressed vowel (/ʌndeɪ/):
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 Hyundai
- Hyundais plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Hyundai mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A car manufactured by the Hyundai Motor Group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hyundai in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense car manufactured by the Hyundai Motor Group:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Hyundai |
| German | Hyundai |
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 Hyundai come from?
Borrowed from Korean 현대(現代) (hyeondae, “modern times”). The Hyundai Motor Group takes its name from the conglomerate with which it was historically affiliated, the Hyundai Group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).