Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saito

/sˈeɪtˌoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: saito
IPA: /sˈeɪtˌoʊ/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Example Sentences

"On Saturday WSWS reporter and long-time member of the Socialist Equality Party Kimie Saito was struck in the back by rubber bullet fired by the US immigration Gestapo."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 斎藤 (Saitō).

Inflected Forms

Saitos (plural)

Rhymes With

potato tomato potatoe

Questions

How do you pronounce saito?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈeɪtˌoʊ/.
What does saito mean?: A surname from Japanese.
Where does saito come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 斎藤 (Saitō).

How to pronounce saito

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