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Honda Pronunciation
Honda is pronounced HAWN-duh, IPA /ˈhɔndə/.
HAWN-duh
US /ˈhɔndə/
Syllables: HAWN · duh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (proper): The Japanese maker of cars, motorcycles and engines, founded by Soichiro Honda.
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Honda in a Sentence
- She drives an old Honda with a dented wing.
- Honda opened a plant in Ohio in 1982.
- The Honda in the yard has not moved for months.
Common Mispronunciations of Honda
Not HOHN-duh
The opening vowel is the short one of hot, never the oh of home.
Not hahn-DAH
Japanese spreads its beats evenly, but English puts the whole weight on the first and reduces the last to a throwaway uh.
Tip: Japanese says hon-da with three light units and no stress; the English reading reshapes it into two.
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