bingo
/ˈbɪŋ.ɡəʊ/
"bingo" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bingo” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #10,990 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,990
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bingo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɪŋ.ɡəʊ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #10,990 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bingo” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for bingo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbɪŋ.ɡəʊ/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,990 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bingo, with forms such as "bbingo", "bigno", and "binggo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bio", "bong", "bins", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Alternative form of bing, suggesting a ringing sound. Attested since 1925. The correct English form is bingo, spelled B-I-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.
- 2A similar game or amusement in which participants tick off themed words, phrases or pictures as these are called out, or as they are mentioned, for example during a speech or performance
- 3A win in such a game.
- 4A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played, awarding a score bonus.
- 5Great, sudden, typically hard-to-predict success; the jackpot.
Etymology
Alternative form of bing, suggesting a ringing sound. Attested since 1925.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbingo,bigno,binggo,binngo,binog,bnigo,ibngo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bingo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bingo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-I-N-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbɪŋ.ɡəʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bio” - see the side-by-side comparison. bingo vs bio
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.