aikido
/aɪˈkiːdəʊ/noun
aikido is spelled A-I-K-I-D-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aikido means “A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aikido is aikidos.
How many letters and syllables are in aikido?
| Letters | 6: A-I-K-I-D-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 aikido?
Aikido appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 aikido?
- /aɪˈkiːdəʊ/
- /ˈaɪkiːdəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aikido.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aikido
- aikidos plural
- aikidō
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aikido mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.
- 2
A school of the martial art.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of aikido.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aikido in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Japanese martial art:
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 aikido come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”). Doublet of hapkido.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).