# combo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒmbəʊ/ · frequency rank #9,585

## Definitions
1. A small musical group.
2. A combination.
3. Effective combination of gameplay elements.
4. Effective combination of gameplay elements.
5. Effective combination of gameplay elements.
6. A Caucasian man who marries or has a sexual relationship with an Aboriginal woman, or who lives among Aboriginal people and adopts Aboriginal culture.
7. A combo box.

## Etymology
Clipping of combination + -o.

## Easily confused with
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-coo)
- **come** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-come)
- **comp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-comp)
- **comm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-comm)
- **Como** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-como)
- **coms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-coms)
- **comes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-comes)
- **comic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-comic)
- **Congo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-congo)
- **comet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-comet)
- **comfy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-comfy)
- **condo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-condo)
- **Comey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-comey)
- **Cuomo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-cuomo)
- **comma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-comma)
- **Cosby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-cosby)
- **combs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-combs)
- **convo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-convo)
- **comte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-comte)
- **comer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combo-vs-comer)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccombo`, `cmobo`, `cobmo`, `combbo`, `commbo`, `comob`, `ocmbo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/combo