kudo
ku·do/ˈkuː.doʊ/noun, verbnonstandard
kudo is spelled K-U-D-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables (ku·do). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kudo means “A compliment or praise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kudo is kudos.
How many letters and syllables are in kudo?
| Letters | 4: K-U-D-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ku·do |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd 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; 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 kudo?
Kudo appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 kudo?
- UK /ˈkuː.dəʊ/
- UK /ˈkjuː.dəʊ/
- US /ˈkuː.doʊ/
Kudo has 2 syllables, split ku·do in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-kudo.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with kudo?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as kudo from its last stressed vowel (/udoʊ/):
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 kudo
- kudos plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- kudoing participle, present
- kudoed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kudo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
nonstandardproscribedA compliment or praise.
verb
- 1
nonstandardproscribedTo give a compliment or praise to.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kudo come from?
Back-formation from kudos, as if it were a plural with -s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).