aggiornamento

/əˌdʒɔːnəˈmɛntəʊ/

//əˌdʒɔːnəˈmɛntəʊ// noun

"aggiornamento" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“aggiornamento” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A bringing up to date, especially of the Roman Catholic Church by the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65; modernization.

Corpus desk

Index EN-aggiornamento · aggiornamento · English

aggiornamento · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for aggiornamento
PropertyValue
Headwordaggiornamento
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˌdʒɔːnəˈmɛntəʊ/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “aggiornamento” in English

aggiornamentoranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aggiornamento is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˌdʒɔːnəˈmɛntəʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A bringing up to date, especially of the Roman Catholic Church by the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65; modernization.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aggiornamento, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian aggiornamento. Doublet of adjournment. The correct English form is aggiornamento, spelled A-G-G-I-O-R-N-A-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A bringing up to date, especially of the Roman Catholic Church by the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65; modernization.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Aggiornamento with the increasingly truculent magistrates was a major plank of Choiseul's recovery strategy for the state.

Etymology

From Italian aggiornamento. Doublet of adjournment.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aggiornamento"?
"aggiornamento" is spelled A-G-G-I-O-R-N-A-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /əˌdʒɔːnəˈmɛntəʊ/.
What does "aggiornamento" mean?
As a noun, "aggiornamento" means: A bringing up to date, especially of the Roman Catholic Church by the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65; modernization.
How do you pronounce "aggiornamento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aggiornamento" is /əˌdʒɔːnəˈmɛntəʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "aggiornamento"?
From Italian aggiornamento. Doublet of adjournment. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list