ambo
/ˈæm.bəʊ/noun
ambo is spelled A-M-B-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ambo means “A raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ambo is ambos or ambones.
How many letters and syllables are in ambo?
| Letters | 4: A-M-B-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ambo?
Ambo appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 ambo?
- UK /ˈæm.bəʊ/
Ambo has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with ambo?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ambo (/æmbəʊ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: moab, boma.
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 ambo
- ambos plural
- ambones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ambo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.
- 2
A stationary podium used for readings and homilies.
- 3
informalAn ambulance driver.
- 4
informalAn ambulance.
Rawls: I don't want the fuckin' reporters seeing any ambos. Shit.
- 5
slangAn ambassador.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ambo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ambon , ambulancier |
| Portuguese | ambão |
| Spanish | ambón |
| German | Ambo |
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 ambo come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin ambō, from Ancient Greek ἄμβων (ámbōn).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).