farrago
/fəˈɹeɪɡoʊ/noun
farrago is spelled F-A-R-R-A-G-O: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, farrago means “A collection containing a confused variety of miscellaneous things” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of farrago is farragos or farragoes.
How many letters and syllables are in farrago?
| Letters | 7: F-A-R-R-A-G-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is farrago?
Farrago appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 farrago?
- /fəˈɹeɪɡoʊ/
- /fəˈɹɑːɡoʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-farrago.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of farrago
- farragos plural
- farragoes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does farrago mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A collection containing a confused variety of miscellaneous things.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Farrago in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense confused miscellany:
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 farrago come from?
Borrowed from Latin farrāgō (“mixed fodder; mixture, hodgepodge”), from far (“emmer (a kind of wheat), coarse meal, grits”). Doublet of farro.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).