kino
/ˈkiːnəʊ/noun, adjective
kino is spelled K-I-N-O: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kino means “A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kino is kinos.
How many letters and syllables are in kino?
| Letters | 4: K-I-N-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 kino?
Kino appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th 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 kino?
- UK /ˈkiːnəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kino.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with kino
Sounds like: keno (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with kino?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as kino from its last stressed vowel (/inəʊ/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ikon, oink.
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 kino
- kinos plural
- more kino comparative
- most kino superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kino mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine.
- 2
Especially good or sophisticated cinema.
Man, I hate Marvel movies, but Scorsese, now that's some real kino.
- 3
Physical contact with another person, touch.
adjective
- 1
Grand, cinematic, especially in regards to cinema or other cultural media.
This game is absolutely kino.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kino come from?
18th century. Perhaps borrowed from Mandingo cano, or from a language of the East Indies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).