amadou
/ˈæ.mə.duː/noun
amadou is spelled A-M-A-D-O-U: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amadou means “A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in amadou?
| Letters | 6: A-M-A-D-O-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd 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 amadou?
Amadou appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd 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 amadou?
- /ˈæ.mə.duː/
Amadou 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).
What does amadou mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amadou in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | amadou |
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 amadou come from?
From French amadou (“tinder, lure, bait”), from amadouer (“to allure, caress”), perhaps from Icelandic mata (“to feed”), which is akin to English meat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).