cheapo
adjective, noun
cheapo is spelled C-H-E-A-P-O: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cheapo means “Inexpensive and of poor quality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cheapo?
| Letters | 6: C-H-E-A-P-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is cheapo?
Cheapo appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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 cheapo?
- Australia
Cheapo has 2 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: En-au-cheapo.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cheapo
- more cheapo comparative
- most cheapo superlative
- cheapos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cheapo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
slangInexpensive and of poor quality.
They wanted crystal champagne glasses for the party but the caterers provided cheapo plastic cups instead.
noun
- 1
slangA person who is stingy, a miser.
- 2
slangSomething produced and sold for low cost.
- 3
A primitive trap, often set in the hope of swindling a win or draw from a losing position.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cheapo come from?
From cheap + -o (“person with characteristic”, colloquialising suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).