Medium
Hoe spreek je Netherlands uit
NETH-er-lundz
/ˈnɛðərləndz/
Lettergrepen
NETHerlundz
NETH-er-lundz — the 'th' is soft as in 'the', not hard as in 'thing'. Also widely called Holland (though technically Holland refers to two provinces only).
Hoe locals het zeggen
Nederland
Nederland = NAY-der-lant (Dutch, soft 'd' at end)
Veelgemaakte fouten
HOL-undNET-her-landNETH-er-land (singular)
Weetje over de naam
The Netherlands officially rebranded from 'Holland' to 'Netherlands' in 2020 to reflect the whole country, not just its western provinces. Their 'Total Football' philosophy in the 1970s changed how the world thinks about the game.
Netherlands op het WK 2026
Netherlands komt uit in de UEFA-confederatie.
Bekijk de selectieanalyse van Netherlands →Spelers uit Netherlands
Forward·Liverpool
Medium
Cody Gakpo
KOH-dee GHAK-poh
Midfielder·Barcelona
Easy
Frenkie de Jong
FREN-kee duh YONG
Defender·Manchester United
Hard
Matthijs de Ligt
mah-TICE duh LIKHT
Forward·Corinthians
Easy
Memphis Depay
MEM-fis duh-PIE
Midfielder·Liverpool
Hard
Ryan Gravenberch
RYE-an GHRAH-ven-berkh
Defender·Liverpool
Medium
Virgil van Dijk
VEER-ghil vahn DYKE
Midfielder·RB Leipzig
Easy
Xavi Simons
SHAH-vee SEE-mons