kilo
ki·lo/ˈkiloʊ/noun
kilo is spelled K-I-L-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables (ki·lo). It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kilo means “Clipping of kilogram” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kilo is kilos.
How many letters and syllables are in kilo?
| Letters | 4: K-I-L-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ki·lo |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd 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 kilo?
Kilo appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 kilo?
- UK /ˈkiːləʊ/
- US /ˈkiloʊ/
- UK /ˈkɪləʊ/
Kilo has 2 syllables, split ki·lo in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kilo.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kilo-.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with kilo?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as kilo from its last stressed vowel (/iloʊ/):
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 kilo
- kilos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kilo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Clipping of kilogram.
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kilo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | kilo , kilo- |
| German | Kilo , kilo- |
| Portuguese | quilo , quilo-, kilo- |
| Spanish | kilo, quilo , kilo-, quilo-, kili- |
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.