# Elmo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛlmoʊ/ · frequency rank #28,184

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Italian.
2. A city in Missouri.
3. An unincorporated community in Texas.
4. A town in Utah.
5. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
6. A nickname for South African-born tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.

## Etymology
From an Italian contraction of Erasmo, cognate with Erasmus. Also a German short form of Elmar.
* By folk etymology seen as a short form of Elmer.

## Easily confused with
- **em** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-em)
- **eo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-eo)
- **EMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-ems)
- **emo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-emo)
- **erm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-erm)
- **Ely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-ely)
- **evo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-evo)
- **emu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-emu)
- **EMT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-emt)
- **ema** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-ema)
- **els** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-els)
- **Elo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-elo)
- **EMF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-emf)
- **Epo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-epo)
- **else** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-else)
- **Emma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-emma)
- **euro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-euro)
- **Emmy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-emmy)
- **expo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-expo)
- **Elsa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-elsa)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ellmo`, `elmmo`, `elom`, `lemo`

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