lingo
lin·go/ˈlɪŋ.ɡoʊ̯/noun
lingo is spelled L-I-N-G-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables (lin·go). It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lingo means “Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lingo is lingos or lingoes.
How many letters and syllables are in lingo?
| Letters | 5: L-I-N-G-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: lin·go |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 lingo?
Lingo appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 lingo?
- UK /ˈlɪŋ.ɡəʊ̯/
- US /ˈlɪŋ.ɡoʊ̯/
Lingo has 2 syllables, split lin·go in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-lingo.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lingo?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lingo from its last stressed vowel (/ɪŋɡoʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: login, longi.
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 lingo
- lingos plural
- lingoes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lingo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalLanguage, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
- 2
An Aboriginal language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lingo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense language peculiar to a particular group or region:
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.
Where does lingo come from?
From Latin lingua (“language”) + -o (diminutive suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).