gizmo
/ˈɡɪzmoʊ/noun
gizmo is spelled G-I-Z-M-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gizmo means “Something, generally a device or gadget, whose real name is unknown or forgotten” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gizmo is gizmos.
How many letters and syllables are in gizmo?
| Letters | 5: G-I-Z-M-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 gizmo?
Gizmo appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 gizmo?
- US /ˈɡɪzmoʊ/
Gizmo 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-us-gizmo.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gizmo
- gizmos plural
- gismo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gizmo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangSomething, generally a device or gadget, whose real name is unknown or forgotten.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gizmo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense thingy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | machin, truc, bidule |
| German | Dingsbums |
| Portuguese | coisa, negócio, troço, treco, geringonça, parada |
| Spanish | chisme, trasto, cosa, coso, cuestión, aparato |
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 gizmo come from?
Unknown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).