kobo
noun
kobo is spelled K-O-B-O: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kobo means “A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Nigerian naira” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kobo is kobos.
How many letters and syllables are in kobo?
| Letters | 4: K-O-B-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd 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 kobo?
Kobo appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 kobo?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as kobo.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: book, boko.
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 kobo
- kobos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kobo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Nigerian naira.
- 2
A coin with the value of one kobo; (by extension) a very small amount of money.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kobo come from?
Ultimately from English copper, probably via one or more West African languages (compare Igbo kọbọ̀ and Fula kobo).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).