dingo
/ˈdɪŋɡoʊ/noun, verb
dingo is spelled D-I-N-G-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dingo means “A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dingo is dingos or dingoes.
How many letters and syllables are in dingo?
| Letters | 5: D-I-N-G-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 dingo?
Dingo appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 dingo?
- UK /ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/
- US /ˈdɪŋɡoʊ/
Dingo 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dingo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dingo?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dingo from its last stressed vowel (/ɪŋɡoʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: doing.
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 dingo
- dingos plural
- dingoes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- dingoing participle, present
- dingoed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dingo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).
- 2
AustraliainformalA cowardly or otherwise despicable person.
verb
- 1
AustraliainformalTo behave in a cowardly or treacherous manner.
- 2
AustraliainformalTo renege on an agreement or situation.
- 3
AustraliainformalTo let down another individual.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dingo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense wild dog native to Australia:
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 dingo come from?
Borrowed from Dharug dingu (“tame or domesticated dingo”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).