lentigo
/lɛnˈtaɪɡoʊ/noun
lentigo is spelled L-E-N-T-I-G-O: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lentigo means “A brown pigmented spot on the skin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lentigo is lentigos or lentigines.
How many letters and syllables are in lentigo?
| Letters | 7: L-E-N-T-I-G-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 lentigo?
Lentigo appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 lentigo?
- US /lɛnˈtaɪɡoʊ/
- UK /lɛnˈtaɪɡəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-lentigo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lentigo?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lentigo from its last stressed vowel (/aɪɡoʊ/):
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 lentigo
- lentigos plural
- lentigines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lentigo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A brown pigmented spot on the skin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lentigo come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin lentīgo. Earliest attestation as Late Middle English lentigines (plural).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).