Chamorro
/t͡ʃəˈmɔɹoʊ/noun, adjective
Chamorro is spelled C-H-A-M-O-R-R-O: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Chamorro means “An indigenous native islander of the Mariana Islands consisting of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan, Rota, and Tinian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Chamorro is Chamorros.
How many letters and syllables are in Chamorro?
| Letters | 8: C-H-A-M-O-R-R-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 Chamorro?
Chamorro appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 Chamorro?
- UK /t͡ʃəˈmɒɹəʊ/
- US /t͡ʃəˈmɔɹoʊ/
Chamorro 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-Chamorro.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Chamorro?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Chamorro from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹoʊ/):
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 Chamorro
- Chamorros plural
- CHamoru
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Chamorro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An indigenous native islander of the Mariana Islands consisting of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the indigenous native islanders of the Mariana Islands consisting of Guam, Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Chamorro come from?
Borrowed from Chamorro Chamorro.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).