Syllables of Numbers by Language (most spoken)

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First published: Friday June 30th, 2023

These are the world's 11 most spoken languages by native speakers. For each number from 1-20, how many syllables does that language use in it's word for that number?

Languages chosen from the JetPunk "Top World Languages" quiz

The standard pronunciation is used for languages with many dialects, and if it doesn't exist, the most common pronunciation is used

Japanese has two sets of words, so the most common word for each number is used here

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X Axis	Mandarin	Spanish	English	Hindi	Arabic	Portuguese	Bengali	Russian	Japanese	Punjabi
1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2
2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
3	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	2
4	1	2	1	1	3	2	1	3	1	2
5	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2
6	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1
7	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2
8	1	2	1	1	4	2	1	2	2	2
9	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1
10	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	2
11	2	2	3	2	6	2	3	4	3	3
12	2	2	1	2	5	2	2	3	2	2
13	2	2	2	2	7	2	2	3	2	2
14	2	3	2	2	7	3	2	4	2	2
15	2	2	2	2	6	2	3	3	2	3
16	2	3	2	2	6	3	2	3	3	2
17	2	4	3	2	6	4	3	3	3	3
18	2	3	2	3	8	3	3	4	3	3
19	2	4	2	2	6	4	2	4	2	2
20	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1

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X Axis	Mandarin	Spanish	English	Hindi	Arabic	Portuguese	Bengali	Russian	Japanese	Punjabi
1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2
2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
3	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	2
4	1	2	1	1	3	2	1	3	1	2
5	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2
6	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1
7	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2
8	1	2	1	1	4	2	1	2	2	2
9	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1
10	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	2
11	2	2	3	2	6	2	3	4	3	3
12	2	2	1	2	5	2	2	3	2	2
13	2	2	2	2	7	2	2	3	2	2
14	2	3	2	2	7	3	2	4	2	2
15	2	2	2	2	6	2	3	3	2	3
16	2	3	2	2	6	3	2	3	3	2
17	2	4	3	2	6	4	3	3	3	3
18	2	3	2	3	8	3	3	4	3	3
19	2	4	2	2	6	4	2	4	2	2
20	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1

X Axis	Mandarin	Spanish	English	Hindi	Arabic	Portuguese	Bengali	Russian	Japanese	Punjabi
1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2
2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
3	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	2
4	1	2	1	1	3	2	1	3	1	2
5	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2
6	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1
7	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2
8	1	2	1	1	4	2	1	2	2	2
9	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1
10	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	2
11	2	2	3	2	6	2	3	4	3	3
12	2	2	1	2	5	2	2	3	2	2
13	2	2	2	2	7	2	2	3	2	2
14	2	3	2	2	7	3	2	4	2	2
15	2	2	2	2	6	2	3	3	2	3
16	2	3	2	2	6	3	2	3	3	2
17	2	4	3	2	6	4	3	3	3	3
18	2	3	2	3	8	3	3	4	3	3
19	2	4	2	2	6	4	2	4	2	2
20	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1

X Axis	Mandarin	Spanish	English	Hindi	Arabic	Portuguese	Bengali	Russian	Japanese	Punjabi
1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2
2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
3	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	2
4	1	2	1	1	3	2	1	3	1	2
5	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2
6	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1
7	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2
8	1	2	1	1	4	2	1	2	2	2
9	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1
10	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	2
11	2	2	3	2	6	2	3	4	3	3
12	2	2	1	2	5	2	2	3	2	2
13	2	2	2	2	7	2	2	3	2	2
14	2	3	2	2	7	3	2	4	2	2
15	2	2	2	2	6	2	3	3	2	3
16	2	3	2	2	6	3	2	3	3	2
17	2	4	3	2	6	4	3	3	3	3
18	2	3	2	3	8	3	3	4	3	3
19	2	4	2	2	6	4	2	4	2	2
20	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1