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Airplane in Hebrew is מָטוֹס (matós).

It can also be said אווירון or אוירון, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

מָטוֹס
matós
noun · masculine
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In English

airplane

/ˈɛəˌpleɪ̯n/ /ˈɛɹˌpleɪ̯n/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for airplane as a noun.

powered aircraft

This is more about the Hebrew word מָטוֹס.

Written with vowel points
מָטוֹס
Written without vowel points
מטוס
Said
matós
Plural
מְטוֹסִים
Its meanings in English
airplane, plane

The Hebrew dictionary's page for מטוס, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with airplane.

These words come before and after airplane in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨airplane⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨airplane⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨airplane⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מָטוֹס⁩, said matós. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מטוס⁩. Its plural is ⁨מְטוֹסִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨airplane⁩?

Besides ⁨מטוס⁩, ⁨airplane⁩ can be said ⁨אווירון⁩ or ⁨אֲוִירוֹן⁩ (avirón), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨מטוס⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מטוס⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨מטוס⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨airplane⁩, ⁨מטוס⁩ can mean ⁨plane⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry airplane and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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