amigo
a·mi·go/əˈmiɡoʊ/noun
amigo is spelled A-M-I-G-O: 5 letters and 3 syllables (a·mi·go). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amigo means “A friend” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amigo is amigos.
How many letters and syllables are in amigo?
| Letters | 5: A-M-I-G-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: a·mi·go |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 amigo?
Amigo appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 amigo?
- UK /əˈmiː.ɡəʊ/
- US /əˈmiɡoʊ/
Amigo has 3 syllables, split a·mi·go in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-amigo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with amigo?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as amigo (/iɡoʊ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: imago.
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 amigo
- amigos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amigo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialinformalA friend.
- 2
colloquialinformalMexican.
- 3
A native of the Philippines who was friendly toward the Spanish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does amigo come from?
Borrowed from Spanish amigo (“friend”), from Latin amīcus (“friend”), derived from amāre (“to love”). Compare French ami, Italian amico, Portuguese amigo and Romanian amic. Doublet of amicus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).