Shona
/ˈʃəʊnə/noun
Shona is spelled S-H-O-N-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Shona means “A member of the Bantu tribes who speak Shona” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Shona is Shonas.
How many letters and syllables are in Shona?
| Letters | 5: S-H-O-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd 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 Shona?
Shona appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 Shona?
- /ˈʃəʊnə/
- /ˈʃoʊnə/
Shona 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Shona.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Shona
- Shonas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Shona mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of the Bantu tribes who speak Shona.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).