afro
/ˈæf.ɹoʊ/noun
afro is spelled A-F-R-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, afro means “A hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of afro is afros.
How many letters and syllables are in afro?
| Letters | 4: A-F-R-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.7 times per million words; the 16,455th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is afro?
Afro appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th 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 afro?
- US /ˈæf.ɹoʊ/
Afro has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-afro.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with afro?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as afro.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: faro.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of afro
- afros plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does afro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
- 2
A person of African ancestry.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of afro.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate afro?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of afro: fro.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Afro in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | afro-, Afro- , afro |
| German | afro-, Afro- , Afrolook, Afro |
| Portuguese | afro- , afro, black power |
| Spanish | afro- , afro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does afro come from?
From Afro-. In relation to the sense 2, see latino and anglo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).