aloe
/ˈæ.loʊ/noun
aloe is spelled A-L-O-E: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aloe means “The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aloe is aloes.
How many letters and syllables are in aloe?
| Letters | 4: A-L-O-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 aloe?
Aloe appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 aloe?
- US /ˈæ.loʊ/
- UK /əˈləʊ.i/
- UK /ˈæ.ləʊ/
Aloe 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)-Vininn126-aloe.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with aloe?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as aloe from its last stressed vowel (/æloʊ/):
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 aloe
- aloes plural
- aloë
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aloe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.
- 2
Any plant of the large and variable genus Aloe.
- 3
Misnomer for any large, vaguely aloe-like plant, such as Agave.
- 4
A strong, bitter drink made from the juice of such plants, used as a purgative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aloe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant of the genus Aloe:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aloès |
| German | Aloe |
| Portuguese | aloé, aloés, azebre |
| Spanish | áloe, aloe, acíbar, alcíbar, lináloe, lignáloe (desus.) |
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 aloe come from?
From Old English alwe (“fragrant resin of an East Indian tree”), from Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λόη (ălóē), from Hebrew אָהָל (ʾāhāl) or related Aramaic forms, ultimately from Tamil அகில் (akil); reinforced in Middle English by Old French aloes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).