negrito
noun
negrito is spelled N-E-G-R-I-T-O: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, negrito means “Either of two species of bird in the genus Lessonia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of negrito is negritos.
How many letters and syllables are in negrito?
| Letters | 7: N-E-G-R-I-T-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 negrito?
Negrito appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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).
What rhymes with negrito?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as negrito.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: trigone.
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 negrito
- negritos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does negrito mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Either of two species of bird in the genus Lessonia.
- 2
A Mexican shrub of the vervain family, Citharexylum berlandieri.
noun
- 1
A member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Negrito in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southea:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | negrito |
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 negrito come from?
Borrowed from Philippine Spanish negrito (“short dark-skinned person”), from negro (“black person; dark-skinned person”) + -ito (“small; short; little”, diminutive suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).