Argo

[ˈaʁɡo]

/[ˈaʁɡo]/ name

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The verdict

“Argo” is an uncommon German word, ranked #55,134 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#55,134
frequency rank, German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - legendäres, schnelles Schiff, mit dem die Argonauten zur Suche nach dem Goldenen Vlies aufbrachen

Key facts for Argo
PropertyValue
HeadwordArgo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaʁɡo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#55,134
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Argo” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Argo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Argo is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʁɡo]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,134 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "legendäres, schnelles Schiff, mit dem die Argonauten zur Suche nach dem Goldenen Vlies aufbrachen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Argo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Argo, spelled A-R-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    legendäres, schnelles Schiff, mit dem die Argonauten zur Suche nach dem Goldenen Vlies aufbrachen

This word in other languages

Argo(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Argo"?
"Argo" is spelled A-R-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁɡo].
What does "Argo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Argo" means: legendäres, schnelles Schiff, mit dem die Argonauten zur Suche nach dem Goldenen Vlies aufbrachen
How do you pronounce "Argo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Argo" is [ˈaʁɡo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Argo" come from?
"Argo" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Argo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-R-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʁɡo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list