Soyuz
/ˈsɔɪjuːz/noun
Soyuz is spelled S-O-Y-U-Z: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Soyuz means “Any of a series of Soviet/Russian space capsules” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Soyuz is Soyuzes.
How many letters and syllables are in Soyuz?
| Letters | 5: S-O-Y-U-Z |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th 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 Soyuz?
Soyuz appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 Soyuz?
- /ˈsɔɪjuːz/
- /ˈsɔːjuːz/
Soyuz 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-Soyuz.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Soyuz
- Soyuzes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Soyuz mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a series of Soviet/Russian space capsules
- 2
Any of a series of Soviet/Russian space launch rockets
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Soyuz in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a Soviet/Russian spacecraft:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Soyouz |
| German | Sojus |
| Portuguese | Soyuz |
| Spanish | Soyuz |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Soyuz come from?
From Russian Сою́з (Sojúz), from сою́з (sojúz, “union”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).