ergo
/ˈɛɚɡoʊ/adverb, conjunction, noun
ergo is spelled E-R-G-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, ergo means “Consequently, therefore, or thus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ergo?
| Letters | 4: E-R-G-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th 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 ergo?
Ergo appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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 ergo?
- US /ˈɛɚɡoʊ/
- US /ˈɝɡoʊ/
Ergo 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: En-au-ergo.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ergo?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ergo (/ɛəɹɡoʊ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gore, ogre, goer, rego.
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 ergo
- ergos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ergo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Consequently, therefore, or thus.
conjunction
- 1
therefore (especially in syllogisms)
noun
- 1
informalAn ergonomic factor or characteristic.
I just love the ergos on this knife. It just feels great and carries so well.
- 2
slangClipping of ergometer (rowing machine).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ergo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 ergo come from?
From Middle English ergo, from Latin ergō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).