americano
noun
americano is spelled A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N-O: 9 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, americano means “A drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of americano is americanos.
How many letters and syllables are in americano?
| Letters | 9: A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th 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 americano?
Americano appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 americano?
- US
Americano has 5 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-americano.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of americano
- americanos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does americano mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water.
- 2
A cocktail made with Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of americano.
- 2
An American.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Americano in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | americano, américano , américano- |
| German | Americano, Verlängerter |
| Portuguese | americano |
| Spanish | americano |
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 americano come from?
1970s, from Italian (caffè) americano or American Spanish americano (“American (coffee)”). Cocktail sense from Italian americano.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).