merino
/məˈɹinoʊ/noun
merino is spelled M-E-R-I-N-O: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, merino means “A sheep of a Spanish breed with long, fine hair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of merino is merinos.
How many letters and syllables are in merino?
| Letters | 6: M-E-R-I-N-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 merino?
Merino appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 merino?
- UK /məˈɹiːnəʊ/
- US /məˈɹinoʊ/
- US /məˈɹɪnoʊ/
Merino has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with merino?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as merino from its last stressed vowel (/inoʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: normie.
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 merino
- merinos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does merino mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sheep of a Spanish breed with long, fine hair.
- 2
The wool of this sheep.
- 3
The fabric made from this wool (or from any similar yarn).
- 4
A dress made out of merino fabric.
- 5
A yarn made from a combination of wool and cotton in imitation of this wool.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of merino.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Merino in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sheep:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mérinos |
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 merino come from?
Borrowed from Spanish merino.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).