aegyo
/ˈɛɡ.joʊ/noun
aegyo is spelled A-E-G-Y-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aegyo means “Cuteness, adorableness, charm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aegyo?
| Letters | 5: A-E-G-Y-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aegyo?
Aegyo appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aegyo?
- US /ˈɛɡ.joʊ/
- US /ˈeɪɡ.joʊ/
Aegyo has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-aegyo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does aegyo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Cuteness, adorableness, charm.
A few years ago, the trend for girl groups was to show innocence and aegyo, a Korean term meaning acting cute.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aegyo come from?
Borrowed from Korean 애교(愛嬌) (aegyo).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).