metho
/mɛθ.oʊ/noun
metho is spelled M-E-T-H-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metho means “Methylated spirits” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in metho?
| Letters | 5: M-E-T-H-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 metho?
Metho appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 metho?
- UK /mɛθ.ə(ʊ)/
- US /mɛθ.oʊ/
- US /mɛθ.ə/
Metho has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of metho
- meth-
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metho mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliacolloquialMethylated spirits.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does metho come from?
From methylated spirits + -o (“diminutive suffix”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).