gaucho
/ˈɡaʊt͡ʃoʊ/noun
gaucho is spelled G-A-U-C-H-O: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gaucho means “A cowboy of the South American pampas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gaucho is gauchos or gauchoes.
How many letters and syllables are in gaucho?
| Letters | 6: G-A-U-C-H-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is gaucho?
Gaucho appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 gaucho?
- US /ˈɡaʊt͡ʃoʊ/
Gaucho 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).
Forms of gaucho
- gauchos plural
- gauchoes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gaucho mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cowboy of the South American pampas.
- 2
A proposed currency intended to be used by Argentina and Brazil to make interregional payments.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gaucho in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense South American cowboy:
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 gaucho come from?
Borrowed from Spanish gaucho, of uncertain origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).