giro
/ˈdʒaɪɹəʊ/noun, verb
giro is spelled G-I-R-O: 4 letters. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, giro means “A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of giro is giros.
How many letters and syllables are in giro?
| Letters | 4: G-I-R-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 giro?
Giro appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 giro?
- UK /ˈdʒaɪɹəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-giro.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-giro.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with giro?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as giro from its last stressed vowel (/aɪɹəʊ/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gori.
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 giro
- giros plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- giroing participle, present
- giroed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does giro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
- 2
IrelandUKinformalAn unemployment benefit cheque.
verb
- 1
To transfer funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Giro in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of transfer of funds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | virement |
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 giro come from?
Via German, from Italian giro (“circulation”), from Latin gyrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curve, to bend”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).