elmo
/ˈɛlmoʊ/phrase
elmo is spelled E-L-M-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a phrase, elmo means “Initialism of enough, let's move on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in elmo?
| Letters | 4: E-L-M-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 elmo?
Elmo appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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 elmo?
- US /ˈɛlmoʊ/
Elmo 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)-Flame,_not_lame-Elmo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with elmo?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as elmo (/ɛlmoʊ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mole, melo, moel.
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 elmo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
phrase
- 1
Initialism of enough, let's move on.
noun
- 1
A document camera.
- 2
A character who is irritating to many but very popular with children, especially a character who joined a show late in its run.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does elmo come from?
From the character Elmo on Sesame Street.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).