cayo
noun
cayo is spelled C-A-Y-O: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Cayo, the name). As a noun, cayo means “A small island or ledge of rock in the water; a key” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cayo is cayos.
How many letters and syllables are in cayo?
| Letters | 4: C-A-Y-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is cayo?
Cayo appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Cayo, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of cayo
- cayos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cayo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Latin-AmericaA small island or ledge of rock in the water; a key.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cayo come from?
Borrowed from Spanish cayo, from Taíno cayo (“small island”). Doublet of key.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).