Raccoons are fascinating creatures known for their distinctive black masks and dexterous paws. But have you ever wondered how to say “raccoon” in different languages? Here, we’ll explore how to express this word in 70 different languages around the world, complete with pronunciations.
Here is a list of how to say “raccoon” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Shakull | Pronunciation: Shah-kool
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – الراكون (Al-rakoon) | Pronunciation: Al-ra-koon
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Ջրաշուն (Jrashun) | Pronunciation: Jrah-shoon
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Tovuz | Pronunciation: Toh-vooz
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Mapatxe | Pronunciation: Ma-pah-tche
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Янот (Yanot) | Pronunciation: Yah-not
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – র্যাকুন (Ryakun) | Pronunciation: Ra-koon
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Rakun | Pronunciation: Ra-koon
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Енот (Enot) | Pronunciation: Eh-not
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Mapatxe | Pronunciation: Mah-pah-tche
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Mýval | Pronunciation: Mee-val
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Vaskebjørn | Pronunciation: Vas-ke-byorn
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Wasbeer | Pronunciation: Vas-beer
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Raccoon | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Pesukaru | Pronunciation: Peh-soo-kah-roo
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – راکون (Rākūn) | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Pesukarhu | Pronunciation: Peh-soo-kar-hoo
- French (🇫🇷) – Raton laveur | Pronunciation: Ra-ton lah-veur
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ენოტი (Enoti) | Pronunciation: Eh-no-tee
- German (🇩🇪) – Waschbär | Pronunciation: Vahsh-bear
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Ρακούν (Rakoun) | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – דביבון (Dvibon) | Pronunciation: D-vee-bon
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – रैकून (Raikun) | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Mosómedve | Pronunciation: Mo-shoh-med-veh
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Þvottabjörn | Pronunciation: Th-vot-tah-byorn
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Rakun | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Coiteann | Pronunciation: Koy-chan
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Procione | Pronunciation: Pro-chio-ne
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – アライグマ (Araiguma) | Pronunciation: Ah-rah-ee-goo-mah
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Енот (Enot) | Pronunciation: Eh-not
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – រ៉ាកូន (Rākoon) | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 라쿤 (Rakun) | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Rako | Pronunciation: Rah-ko
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Енот (Enot) | Pronunciation: Eh-not
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຣາຄູນ (Rākūn) | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Mazais lācītis | Pronunciation: Mah-zais lah-tsi-tis
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Meškėnas | Pronunciation: Meh-shkeh-nahs
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Wëschbier | Pronunciation: Vesh-beer
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Енот (Enot) | Pronunciation: Eh-not
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Rakun | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Rakun | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 浣熊 (Huàn xióng) | Pronunciation: Hwan sh-yong
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – रॅकून (Rækūn) | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Зэрлэг цагаан үнэг (Zerleng tsagaan uneg) | Pronunciation: Zerleng tsah-gahn oo-neg
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – र्याकून (Ryakun) | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Vaskebjørn | Pronunciation: Vah-skeh-byorn
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – راکون (Rākūn) | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Szop pracz | Pronunciation: Shop prach
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Guaxinim | Pronunciation: Gwa-shee-neem
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Raton | Pronunciation: Rah-ton
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Енот (Enot) | Pronunciation: Eh-not
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Ракун (Rakun) | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – රැකුන් (Rækūn) | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Mýval | Pronunciation: Mee-val
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Rakun | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Qaraar | Pronunciation: Kah-raar
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Mapache | Pronunciation: Mah-pah-cheh
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Komba | Pronunciation: Kohm-bah
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Tvättbjörn | Pronunciation: Tvett-byorn
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Енот (Enot) | Pronunciation: Eh-not
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – ராக்கூன் (Rākkūn) | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – రాకూన్ (Rākūn) | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Thai (🇹🇭) – แรคคูน (Rækkhun) | Pronunciation: Raek-koon
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Rakun | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Єнот (Yenot) | Pronunciation: Ye-not
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – ریکون (Rākūn) | Pronunciation: Rah-koon
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Енот (Enot) | Pronunciation: Eh-not
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Gấu mèo | Pronunciation: Gow-meo
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Cwningen | Pronunciation: Koo-nin-gen
- Yoruba (🇳🇬) – Rákún | Pronunciation: Rah-koon