necro
/ˈnɛkɹoʊ/verb, noun
necro is spelled N-E-C-R-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, necro means “To make a new post to a forum discussion that has been dormant for a long time, making the thread visible in the list of active topics; to bump” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in necro?
| Letters | 5: N-E-C-R-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th 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 necro?
Necro appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 necro?
- UK /ˈnɛkɹəʊ/
- US /ˈnɛkɹoʊ/
Necro has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-necro-.wav, En-au-necro.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with necro?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as necro (/ɛkɹoʊ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: recon, crone, coner.
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 necro
- necr-
- necroes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- necros present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- necroing participle, present
- necroed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does necro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make a new post to a forum discussion that has been dormant for a long time, making the thread visible in the list of active topics; to bump.
Sorry to necro a comment from three years ago, but …
- 2
slangTo practice necromancy; to bring back from the dead.
noun
- 1
Necromancer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Necro in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense related to death:
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 necro come from?
Clipping of necromancy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).