Suriname
/ˌsʊə.ɹɪˈnæm/proper noun
Suriname is spelled S-U-R-I-N-A-M-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a proper noun, Suriname means “A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Suriname. Capital and largest city: Paramaribo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Suriname?
| Letters | 8: S-U-R-I-N-A-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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 Suriname?
Suriname appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 Suriname?
- UK /ˌsʊə.ɹɪˈnæm/
- UK /ˌsjʊə.ɹɪˈnæm/
- UK /ˈsʊə.ɹɪ.næm/
Suriname has 3 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)-Soundguys-Suriname.wav, En-us-Suriname.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Suriname?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Suriname from its last stressed vowel (/æm/, British pronunciation):
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 Suriname
- Surinam
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Suriname mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
proper noun
- 1
A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Suriname. Capital and largest city: Paramaribo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Suriname in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense country:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Surinam, Suriname |
| German | Surinam, Suriname |
| Portuguese | Suriname |
| Spanish | Surinam |
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 Suriname come from?
From English Surinam, from the name of the Surinen people, likely Lokono.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).