iroko
noun
iroko is spelled I-R-O-K-O: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, iroko means “Hardwood obtained from the species Milicia excelsa and, less frequently, Milicia regia, often sold as African teak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of iroko is irokos.
How many letters and syllables are in iroko?
| Letters | 5: I-R-O-K-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 iroko?
Iroko appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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).
What rhymes with iroko?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as iroko.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: koori.
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 iroko
- irokos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does iroko mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Hardwood obtained from the species Milicia excelsa and, less frequently, Milicia regia, often sold as African teak.
- 2
Any member of species Milicia excelsa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does iroko come from?
Borrowed from Yoruba ìrókò.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).