giallo
gial·lo/ˈdʒæloʊ/noun
giallo is spelled G-I-A-L-L-O: 6 letters and 2 syllables (gial·lo). It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, giallo means “A genre of Italian cinema mixing mystery and thriller with psychological elements” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of giallo is giallos; Wiktionary also lists gialli (rare).
How many letters and syllables are in giallo?
| Letters | 6: G-I-A-L-L-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: gial·lo |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is giallo?
Giallo appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 giallo?
- UK /ˈdʒaləʊ/
- US /ˈdʒæloʊ/
Giallo has 2 syllables, split gial·lo in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with giallo?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as giallo from its last stressed vowel (/æloʊ/):
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 giallo
- giallos plural
- gialli plural, rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does giallo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A genre of Italian cinema mixing mystery and thriller with psychological elements.
- 2
A film in this genre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does giallo come from?
Borrowed from Italian giallo (literally “yellow”), in reference to the yellow covers of a series of mystery novels published by Mondadori from 1929.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).