Adolfo

name

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

The verdict

“Adolfo” is uncommon English (frequency #51,528 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,528
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish, equivalent to English Adolph.

Corpus desk

Index EN-adolfo · Adolfo · English

Adolfo · rank #51,528 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,528
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH agha

Nearest frequency peer: agha (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Adolfo”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Adolfo” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Adolfo
PropertyValue
HeadwordAdolfo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,528
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Adolfo” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Adolfofalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “agha” (#51,529), “acharya” (#51,526), “ABH” (#51,525). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Adolfo” is #51,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Adolfo is uncommon English at frequency #51,528 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Adolfo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames last month was found guilty of a hate crime – a class "D" felony – third-degree harassment and reckless use of fire.

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Adolfo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list