Nintendo
Nin·ten·do/nɪnˈtɛndoʊ/noun
Nintendo is spelled N-I-N-T-E-N-D-O: 8 letters and 3 syllables (Nin·ten·do). It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Nintendo means “A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Nintendo is Nintendos.
How many letters and syllables are in Nintendo?
| Letters | 8: N-I-N-T-E-N-D-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Nin·ten·do |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,230th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 Nintendo?
Nintendo appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,230th 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 Nintendo?
- UK /nɪnˈtɛndəʊ/
- US /nɪnˈtɛndoʊ/
Nintendo has 3 syllables, split Nin·ten·do in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-Nintendo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Nintendo?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Nintendo from its last stressed vowel (/ɛndoʊ/):
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 Nintendo
- Nintendos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Nintendo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo.
Wanna play on my Nintendo after school?
- 2
Any video game console, especially by those not familiar with video games.
- 3
Any popular product or activity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nintendo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Nintendo |
| German | Nintendo |
| Portuguese | Nintendo |
| Spanish | Nintendo |
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 Nintendo come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 任(にん)天(てん)堂(どう) (Nintendō).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).