bambino
/bæmˈbinoʊ/noun
bambino is spelled B-A-M-B-I-N-O: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bambino means “A child or baby, especially a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bambino is bambinos or bambini.
How many letters and syllables are in bambino?
| Letters | 7: B-A-M-B-I-N-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 bambino?
Bambino appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 bambino?
- US /bæmˈbinoʊ/
Bambino has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bambino.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bambino?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bambino from its last stressed vowel (/inoʊ/):
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 bambino
- bambinos plural
- bambini plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bambino mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A child or baby, especially a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bambino come from?
Borrowed from Italian bambino.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).