dildo
dil·do/ˈdɪldoʊ/noun, verb
dildo is spelled D-I-L-D-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables (dil·do). It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dildo means “A device used for sexual penetration or another sexual activity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dildo is dildos or dildoes.
How many letters and syllables are in dildo?
| Letters | 5: D-I-L-D-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: dil·do |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,122nd 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; 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 dildo?
Dildo appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd 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 dildo?
- UK /ˈdɪldəʊ/
- US /ˈdɪldoʊ/
Dildo has 2 syllables, split dil·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-dildo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dildo?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dildo from its last stressed vowel (/ɪldoʊ/):
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 dildo
- dildos plural
- dildoes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- dildoing participle, present
- dildoed participle, past
- dildoides
- dildidoes
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dildo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device used for sexual penetration or another sexual activity.
Anything's a dildo if you're brave enough.
- 2
An artificial penis.
- 3
derogatoryslangvulgarAny device or implement.
- 4
derogatoryslangAn idiot; a bore.
- 5
A columnar cactus of the West Indies (Pilosocereus royenii).
verb
- 1
To penetrate with a dildo or with another object as if it were a dildo.
interjection
- 1
obsoleteA burden: a phrase or theme that recurs at the end of a verse of a folk song.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dildo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense artificial phallus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | godemichet, gode, phallus artificiel, olisbos, dildo, miché |
| German | Dildo, Plastikschwanz |
| Portuguese | dildo, consolo |
| Spanish | consolador, dildo |
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 dildo come from?
Unclear; possibly an alteration of English diddle. Compare the use as an expressive nonsense syllable in often sexual songs and the spelling dil doul, found in e.g. The Maids Complaint for want of a Dil Doul, a song in the library of Samuel Pepys. Unlikely to be related to Italian diletto (“delight”) or Latin dīlātō (“to open up, spread”), often cited etymologies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).