Hispano
noun, adjective
Hispano is spelled H-I-S-P-A-N-O: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Hispano means “A Hispanic: a person of Spanish descent, especially a masculine one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Hispano is Hispanos.
How many letters and syllables are in Hispano?
| Letters | 7: H-I-S-P-A-N-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 Hispano?
Hispano appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 Hispano?
Hispano has 3 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).
Forms of Hispano
- Hispanos plural
- more Hispano comparative
- most Hispano superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Hispano mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA Hispanic: a person of Spanish descent, especially a masculine one.
Near-synonym: Hispana (feminine form, variably coordinate or hyponymous)
- 2
Spaniard.
adjective
- 1
of Spanish descent
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hispano in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to Spain and Spanish culture:
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 Hispano come from?
Borrowed from Spanish hispano, from Latin Hispānus, from Hispānia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).