morto
adjective
morto is spelled M-O-R-T-O: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, morto means “Very embarrassed or embarrassing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in morto?
| Letters | 5: M-O-R-T-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 morto?
Morto appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 morto?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-morto.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with morto?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as morto.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: motor.
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 morto
- more morto comparative
- most morto superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does morto mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
IrelandslangVery embarrassed or embarrassing.
I was, to use the vernacular, bleedin' morto. My shame notwithstanding, the whole day was a blast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does morto come from?
Clipping of mortified + -o.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).