# gringo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹɪŋɡəʊ/ · frequency rank #48,262

## Definitions
1. A white person from an English-speaking country, particularly the United States.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish gringo, from griego (“Greek”), used for anyone who spoke an unintelligible language. Doublet of Greek.

## Easily confused with
- **grins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gringo-vs-grins)
- **grunge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gringo-vs-grunge)
- **grin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grin-vs-gringo)
- **gino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gino-vs-gringo)
- **going** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-gringo)
- **grind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grind-vs-gringo)
- **grange** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grange-vs-gringo)
- **grinds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grinds-vs-gringo)
- **grinch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grinch-vs-gringo)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ggringo`, `girngo`, `grigno`, `gringgo`, `grinngo`, `grinog`, `grnigo`, `grringo`, `rgingo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gringo