agogo
noun, adverb
agogo is spelled A-G-O-G-O: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, agogo means “An agogo bell, a bell used in Yoruba and Brazilian music and typically played in pairs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of agogo is agogos.
How many letters and syllables are in agogo?
| Letters | 5: A-G-O-G-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 agogo?
Agogo appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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).
Forms of agogo
- agogos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does agogo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An agogo bell, a bell used in Yoruba and Brazilian music and typically played in pairs
adverb
- 1
Alternative form of à gogo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does agogo come from?
From Portuguese agogô, from Yoruba agogo (“bell”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).