armadillo
ar·ma·dil·lo/ɑɹməˈdɪloʊ/noun
armadillo is spelled A-R-M-A-D-I-L-L-O: 9 letters and 4 syllables (ar·ma·dil·lo). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, armadillo means “Any of the burrowing mammals in the families Dasypodidae, Chlamyphoridae, Tolypeutidae and Euphractidae in the order Cingulata, found in the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of armadillo is armadillos or armadilloes.
How many letters and syllables are in armadillo?
| Letters | 9: A-R-M-A-D-I-L-L-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ar·ma·dil·lo |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 armadillo?
Armadillo appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 armadillo?
- US /ɑɹməˈdɪloʊ/
- UK /ɑːməˈdɪləʊ/
Armadillo has 4 syllables, split ar·ma·dil·lo in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-armadillo.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with armadillo?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as armadillo from its last stressed vowel (/ɪloʊ/):
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 armadillo
- armadillos plural
- armadilloes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does armadillo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the burrowing mammals in the families Dasypodidae, Chlamyphoridae, Tolypeutidae and Euphractidae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially South America, and covered with bony, jointed protective plates.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Armadillo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense burrowing mammal covered with bony, jointed protective plates:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tatou |
| German | Gürteltier, Armadill |
| Portuguese | tatu, armadilho |
| Spanish | armadillo, armado, cachicamo, carachupa, cusuco, gurre |
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.