kudos

Other forms of kudos

plural

kudoses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about kudos

What does kudos mean?

kudos means "an expression of approval and commendation".

How many syllables are in kudos?

kudos has 2 syllables: ku-dos. The stress falls on "ku". In IPA it is /ˈkudoʊs/.

What is another word for kudos?

Close synonyms include praise, congratulations, extolment. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kudos a common word?

kudos is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.