sayang
/ˈsa.jaŋ/noun, verb, adjective, interjection
sayang is spelled S-A-Y-A-N-G: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sayang means “love” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sayang?
| Letters | 6: S-A-Y-A-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 sayang?
Sayang appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 sayang?
- /ˈsa.jaŋ/
- /ˈsa.jɑŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of sayang
- more sayang comparative
- most sayang superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sayang mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquiallove
- 2
colloquialsweetheart, darling
verb
- 1
colloquialto love, adore
He does sayang me a lot
- 2
colloquialto regret, to miss (regret the absence of)
- 3
colloquialto soothe, to caress
- 4
colloquialto call someone by an affectionate nickname such as 'darling'
adjective
- 1
colloquialpitiful, regrettable
interjection
- 1
colloquialalas, what a pity!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).