intro
in·tro/ˈɪntɹoʊ/noun, verb
intro is spelled I-N-T-R-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables (in·tro). It appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, intro means “An introduction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intro is intros.
How many letters and syllables are in intro?
| Letters | 5: I-N-T-R-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: in·tro |
| In writing | 6.5 times per million words; the 9,463rd 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 intro?
Intro appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd 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 intro?
- US /ˈɪntɹoʊ/
Intro has 2 syllables, split in·tro in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-intro.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with intro?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as intro (/ɪntɹoʊ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nitro, trion.
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 intro
- intros plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- introing participle, present
- introed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalAn introduction.
- 2
informalThe opening sequence at beginning of a film, television program, etc.
- 3
A small demo produced to promote one's demogroup or for a competition.
verb
- 1
informalTo introduce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intro in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense short form of introduction:
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 intro come from?
Clipping of introduction, from Latin intrōductiō (“lead-in, introduction”) – the abbreviation removes the second part of the compound; the first part ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”). The demoscene sense comes from the fact that they were originally prepended to pirated copies of computer games.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).