# dynamo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/ · frequency rank #23,519

## Definitions
1. An electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine.
2. The mechanism by which a celestial body, such as the Earth or a star, generates a magnetic field.
3. An energetic person.

## Etymology
A shortening of dynamo-electric machine. The element dynamo- is ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”).

## Easily confused with
- **dynamic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dynamic-vs-dynamo)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddynamo`, `dnyamo`, `dyanmo`, `dynammo`, `dynaom`, `dynmao`, `dynnamo`, `dyynamo`, `ydnamo`

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