arroyo
ar·ro·yo/əˈɹɔɪ.oʊ/noun
arroyo is spelled A-R-R-O-Y-O: 6 letters and 3 syllables (ar·ro·yo). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arroyo means “A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arroyo is arroyos.
How many letters and syllables are in arroyo?
| Letters | 6: A-R-R-O-Y-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ar·ro·yo |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th 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 arroyo?
Arroyo appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 arroyo?
- UK /əˈɹɔɪ.əʊ/
- US /əˈɹɔɪ.oʊ/
Arroyo has 3 syllables, split ar·ro·yo in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-arroyo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with arroyo?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as arroyo from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɪoʊ/):
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 arroyo
- arroyos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arroyo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
Near-synonyms: wadi, nahal, wash, dry wash (synonymous other than regiolectal specificity)
- 2
Any watercourse; any rivulet (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arroyo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 arroyo come from?
Borrowed from Spanish arroyo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).