cryo
cry·o-/ˈkɹaɪoʊ/noun
cryo is spelled C-R-Y-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables (cry·o-). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cryo means “cryoprecipitate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cryo?
| Letters | 4: C-R-Y-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cry·o- |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 cryo?
Cryo appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 cryo?
- UK /ˈkɹʌɪəʊ/
- US /ˈkɹaɪoʊ/
Cryo has 2 syllables, split cry·o- in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cryo-.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cryo?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cryo from its last stressed vowel (/aɪoʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cory, croy.
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).
What does cryo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalcryoprecipitate
- 2
cryopreservation, or cryogenic cold
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cryo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cold, freezing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | crio- |
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 cryo come from?
Shortening.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).