jamo
/ˈd͡ʒɑmoʊ/noun
jamo is spelled J-A-M-O: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jamo means “Any of the component letters of the Korean hangul alphabet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jamo is jamos.
How many letters and syllables are in jamo?
| Letters | 4: J-A-M-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 jamo?
Jamo appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 jamo?
- /ˈd͡ʒɑmoʊ/
- /ˈt͡ʃɑmoʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with jamo?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as jamo.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: joma.
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 jamo
- jamos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jamo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the component letters of the Korean hangul alphabet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jamo come from?
Borrowed from Korean 자모(字母) (jamo).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).