holo
hol·o-/ˌhɒl.ə-/noun, adjective
holo is spelled H-O-L-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables (hol·o-). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, holo means “A hologram” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of holo is holos.
How many letters and syllables are in holo?
| Letters | 4: H-O-L-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hol·o- |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 holo?
Holo appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 holo?
- /ˌhɒl.ə-/
- /ˌhəʊ̯.lə-/
- UK /ˌhɒl.ə-/
Holo has 2 syllables, split hol·o- in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with holo?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as holo.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: hool.
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 holo
- hol-
- holos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does holo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hologram.
adjective
- 1
Bound by ligands
We compared the holo and apo forms of the protein.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Holo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense whole, entire:
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 holo come from?
Derived from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole, entire”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).