kitsune
kit·su·ne/kɪtˈsuː.neɪ/noun
kitsune is spelled K-I-T-S-U-N-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables (kit·su·ne). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kitsune means “A Japanese fox spirit, often but not exclusively female, said to have powers such as shape-shifting, and whose power is symbolized by increase in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kitsune is kitsunes.
How many letters and syllables are in kitsune?
| Letters | 7: K-I-T-S-U-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: kit·su·ne |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,114th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is kitsune?
Kitsune appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th 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 kitsune?
- /kɪtˈsuː.neɪ/
- /ˈkɪt.sʊ.neɪ/
- /ˈkɪts.neɪ/
Kitsune has 3 syllables, split kit·su·ne in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kitsune
- kitsunes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kitsune mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Japanese fox spirit, often but not exclusively female, said to have powers such as shape-shifting, and whose power is symbolized by increase in number of tails.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kitsune in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Japanese fox spirit:
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 kitsune come from?
From Japanese 狐 (kitsune, “fox”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).