Luo
Lu·o/ˈluː.əʊ̯/noun
Luo is spelled L-U-O: 3 letters and 2 syllables (Lu·o). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Luo means “An ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Luo is Luos.
How many letters and syllables are in Luo?
| Letters | 3: L-U-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Lu·o |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is Luo?
Luo appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 Luo?
- UK /ˈluː.əʊ̯/
- UK /ləˈwəʊ̯/
- UK /lwəʊ̯/
Luo has 2 syllables, split Lu·o in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Luo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Luo
- Luos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Luo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Luo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tribal group in eastern Africa:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | luo |
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 Luo come from?
Borrowed from Luo, as an ethnic self-designation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).