Myanmar
/ˈmjɑnˌmɑɹ/adjective
Myanmar is spelled M-Y-A-N-M-A-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Myanmar means “Of or relating to Myanmar, Burmese” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Myanmar?
| Letters | 7: M-Y-A-N-M-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.5 times per million words; the 9,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is Myanmar?
Myanmar appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd 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 Myanmar?
- US /ˈmjɑnˌmɑɹ/
- US /ˌmjɑnˈmɑɹ/
- US /ˈmjænˌmɑɹ/
Myanmar 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). Recordings: En-us-Myanmar.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Soundguys-Myanmar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Myanmar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Myanmar, Burmese.
Myanmar harp
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Myanmar come from?
Borrowed, initially into British English, from Burmese မြန်မာ (mranma), the formal Burmese name of the main ethnic group in Myanmar; ဗမာ (ba.ma), from which Burma is derived, is the informal name. Both Burmese terms are also adjectives meaning "Burmese" (related to Myanmar/Burma, its, people, language, etc). Like the r in the word Burma, the r at the end of Myanmar was not originally pronounced (and is not present in the Burmese term), it is a vowel-lengthening device used by non-rhotic dialects; compare gorm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).