Ilocano
/ˌiloʊˈkɑnoʊ/noun, adjective
Ilocano is spelled I-L-O-C-A-N-O: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Ilocano means “The ethnolinguistic group of the Ilocos Region on the coasts of northwestern Luzon in the Philippines” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Ilocano is Ilocanos.
How many letters and syllables are in Ilocano?
| Letters | 7: I-L-O-C-A-N-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 Ilocano?
Ilocano appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 Ilocano?
- UK /ˌiːləʊˈkɑːnəʊ/
- US /ˌiloʊˈkɑnoʊ/
- US /ˌiləˈkɑnoʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Ilocano.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Ilocano?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Ilocano from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnoʊ/):
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 Ilocano
- Ilocanos plural
- Ilokano
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Ilocano mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The ethnolinguistic group of the Ilocos Region on the coasts of northwestern Luzon in the Philippines.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the Ilocano.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Ilocano come from?
Borrowed from Spanish ilocano, from iloco + -ano, where the root is from Ilocano i- (place of origin prefix) + either lukong (“hollow; concave”) or luek/luok (“cove; bay”) + Spanish -o.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).