Ibo
"ibo" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ibo” is uncommon English (frequency #52,395 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,395
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of Igbo.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ibo · Ibo · English
Ibo · rank #52,395 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,395
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,902
- PHOTO-FINISH I2
Nearest frequency peer: I2 (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Ibo”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- humorously
humorously
47,612 corpus weight
- hydrophilic
hydrophilic
47,609 corpus weight
- I2
I2
47,607 corpus weight
- Ibo
Ibo
47,606 corpus weight
- IHOP
IHOP
47,602 corpus weight
- inclusivity
inclusivity
47,600 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Ibo” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ibo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #52,395 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ibo” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ibo is uncommon English at frequency #52,395 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of Igbo.".
Ibo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is Ibo, spelled I-B-O.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of Igbo.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.