Gringo

[ˈɡʁɪŋɡo]

/[ˈɡʁɪŋɡo]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gringo” is an uncommon German word, ranked #81,622 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#81,622
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person in Südamerika, die nicht romanischer Herkunft ist, meist aus den USA

Key facts for Gringo
PropertyValue
HeadwordGringo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁɪŋɡo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,622
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gringo” 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). Gringo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gringo is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡʁɪŋɡo]. Corpus data places it at rank #81,622 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Person in Südamerika, die nicht romanischer Herkunft ist, meist aus den USA".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gringo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 Gringo, spelled G-R-I-N-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person in Südamerika, die nicht romanischer Herkunft ist, meist aus den USA

This word in other languages

gringo(English)gringo(Español)gringo(Français)

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 "Gringo"?
"Gringo" is spelled G-R-I-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɪŋɡo].
What does "Gringo" mean?
As a noun, "Gringo" means: Person in Südamerika, die nicht romanischer Herkunft ist, meist aus den USA
How do you pronounce "Gringo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gringo" is [ˈɡʁɪŋɡo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gringo" come from?
"Gringo" 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 “Gringo”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-R-I-N-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡʁɪŋɡo] (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