ancho
an·cho/ˈɑːnt͡ʃəʊ/noun
ancho is spelled A-N-C-H-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables (an·cho). It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ancho means “A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ancho is anchos.
How many letters and syllables are in ancho?
| Letters | 5: A-N-C-H-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: an·cho |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 ancho?
Ancho appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 ancho?
- /ˈɑːnt͡ʃəʊ/
Ancho has 2 syllables, split an·cho in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ancho.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ancho?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ancho.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nacho.
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 ancho
- anchos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ancho mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ancho come from?
From Spanish (chile) ancho (literally “wide chile”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).