sukiyaki
/ˌsʊkiˈjɑki/noun
sukiyaki is spelled S-U-K-I-Y-A-K-I: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sukiyaki means “A Japanese dish of thinly-sliced beef and tofu with dashi, mirin and soy sauce cooked quickly at the table” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sukiyaki is sukiyakis.
How many letters and syllables are in sukiyaki?
| Letters | 8: S-U-K-I-Y-A-K-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sukiyaki?
Sukiyaki appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 sukiyaki?
- UK /ˌsʊkiˈjaki/
- UK /ˌsuːkiˈjɑːki/
- US /ˌsʊkiˈjɑki/
Sukiyaki has 4 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).
What rhymes with sukiyaki?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sukiyaki from its last stressed vowel (/ɑki/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sukiyaki
- sukiyakis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sukiyaki mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Japanese dish of thinly-sliced beef and tofu with dashi, mirin and soy sauce cooked quickly at the table.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sukiyaki come from?
From Japanese 鋤焼き (sukiyaki). First attested in 1907.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).