Adolfo

name

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"adolfo" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Adolfo” is an uncommon English word, ranked #51,528 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#51,528
frequency rank, English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A male given name from Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish, equivalent to English Adolph.

Key facts for Adolfo
PropertyValue
HeadwordAdolfo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,528
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Adolfo” sits in English 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). Adolfo 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 English entry for Adolfo is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #51,528 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A male given name from Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish, equivalent to English Adolph.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Adolfo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Adolfo. The correct English form is Adolfo, spelled A-D-O-L-F-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name from Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish, equivalent to English Adolph.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Adolfo.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Adolfo"?
"Adolfo" is spelled A-D-O-L-F-O.
What does "Adolfo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Adolfo" means: A male given name from Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish, equivalent to English Adolph.
What is the origin of the word "Adolfo"?
Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Adolfo. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Adolfo”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-D-O-L-F-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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