gyro
/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹoʊ/noun
gyro is spelled G-Y-R-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gyro means “A gyroscope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gyro is gyros.
How many letters and syllables are in gyro?
| Letters | 4: G-Y-R-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 gyro?
Gyro appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 gyro?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəʊ/
- US /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹoʊ/
As a noun (“A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled…”): /ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/, /ˈjɪɹoʊ/, /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/.
Gyro 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gyro_(scope).wav, Yeero.wav, Yirro.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gyro?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gyro from its last stressed vowel (/aɪɹoʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: orgy, gory.
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 gyro
- gyros plural
- giro
- giros
- yiros
- yero
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gyro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A gyroscope.
- 2
A gyrocompass.
- 3
An autogyro.
- 4
Synonym of detangler.
- 5
Ellipsis of gyro controls or gyro aiming.
- 6
A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.
I'll have a gyro, please.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gyro in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Greek sandwich:
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 gyro come from?
Originally a shortening of gyroscope.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).