credo
cre·do/ˈkɹidoʊ/noun
credo is spelled C-R-E-D-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables (cre·do). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, credo means “A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of credo is credos or credoes.
How many letters and syllables are in credo?
| Letters | 5: C-R-E-D-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cre·do |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is credo?
Credo appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 credo?
- UK /ˈkɹidəʊ/
- UK /ˈkɹeɪdəʊ/
- US /ˈkɹidoʊ/
Credo has 2 syllables, split cre·do in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-credo.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-credo2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with credo?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as credo from its last stressed vowel (/idoʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: decor, coder.
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 credo
- credos plural
- credoes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does credo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.
- 2
The liturgical creed (usually the Nicene Creed), or a musical arrangement of it for use in church services.
Credo III is so beautiful!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Credo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense belief system:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does credo come from?
Inherited from Middle English credo, from Old French credo, from Latin crēdō (“to believe”); doublet of creed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).