sayonara
/ˌsaɪəˈnɑːɹə/interjection, noun
sayonara is spelled S-A-Y-O-N-A-R-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, sayonara means “Goodbye, adios, adieu” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sayonara?
| Letters | 8: S-A-Y-O-N-A-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st 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 sayonara?
Sayonara appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 sayonara?
- /ˌsaɪəˈnɑːɹə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sayonara.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sayonara
- sayōnara
- sayonaras plural
- sayōnaras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sayonara mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
informalGoodbye, adios, adieu.
noun
- 1
An utterance of sayonara, the wishing of farewell to someone.
interjection
- 1
Alternative form of sayonara.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of sayonara.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sayonara come from?
Borrowed from Japanese さようなら (sayōnara, “farewell”, literally “if that's the way it is”) or its shorter, less traditional form さよなら (sayonara).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).