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Hyundai Pronunciation

Hyundai is pronounced HYUHN-day, IPA /ˈhənˌdeɪ/.

HYUHN-day

US /ˈhənˌdeɪ/

Syllables: HYUHN · day (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

proper noun: A South Korean industrial group, best known outside Korea for its cars.

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Hyundai in a Sentence

  • She traded the old estate for a Hyundai.
  • Hyundai builds ships as well as vehicles.
  • The Hyundai dealership is out by the ring road.

Common Mispronunciations of Hyundai

Not hy-UN-day

The company's American advertising settled on HUHN-day, rhyming roughly with Sunday, and that is the version the dictionary records.

Not HY-oon-dye

The last part is a plain day, not a long i.

Tip: British advertising uses hy-UN-die instead, so you will hear two very different official versions depending on the country.

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