avo
/ˈɑːvəʊ/noun
avo is spelled A-V-O: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, avo means “A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Macanese pataca” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of avo is avos.
How many letters and syllables are in avo?
| Letters | 3: A-V-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 avo?
Avo appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th 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 avo?
- UK /ˈɑːvəʊ/
- Australia /ˈævəʉ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-avo.wav, EN-AU_ck1_AVO.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with avo
Also written: avocado.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with avo?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as avo from its last stressed vowel (/ɑvəʊ/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ova.
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 avo
- avos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does avo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Macanese pataca.
- 2
AustraliainformalClipping of avocado.
noun
- 1
Australiaapprehended violence order, a court order used to protect someone from violence or harassment.
- 2
amplitude variation with offset.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does avo come from?
Borrowed from Portuguese avo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).