ecu
/eɪˈkuː/noun
ecu is spelled E-C-U: 3 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ecu means “The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ecu is écus or ecus.
How many letters and syllables are in ecu?
| Letters | 3: E-C-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd 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 ecu?
Ecu appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 ecu?
- UK /eɪˈkuː/
Ecu has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with ecu?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ecu from its last stressed vowel (/u/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cue, uce.
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 ecu
- écus plural
- ecus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ecu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.
noun
- 1
A silver coin formerly used in France, with varying values.
noun
- 1
Initialism of engine control unit.
- 2
Initialism of electronic control unit.
- 3
Initialism of emission(s) control unit.
- 4
Initialism of European Currency Unit.
- 5
Initialism of extreme close-up.
- 6
slangInitialism of eternal care unit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ecu in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense obsolete French unit of currency:
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 ecu come from?
From the initial letters of European currency unit; simultaneously an allusion to the historical currency écu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).