alfredo
/ælˈfɹedoʊ/noun
alfredo is spelled A-L-F-R-E-D-O: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, alfredo means “Alternative spelling of Alfredo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of alfredo is alfredos.
How many letters and syllables are in alfredo?
| Letters | 7: A-L-F-R-E-D-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,356th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is alfredo?
Alfredo appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th 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 alfredo?
- US /ælˈfɹedoʊ/
Alfredo has 3 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)-Flame,_not_lame-alfredo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of alfredo
- alfredos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alfredo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of Alfredo.
noun
- 1
The sauce made from butter and Parmesan cheese used in dishes such as fettuccine Alfredo.
- 2
Any dish of this type.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does alfredo come from?
From Alfredo alla Scrofa, an Italian restaurant in Rome where the pasta dish fettuccine Alfredo was originally served, named after its founder Alfredo Di Lelio. Doublet of Alfred.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).