oregano
/əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/noun
oregano is spelled O-R-E-G-A-N-O: 7 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oregano means “A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oregano is oreganos.
How many letters and syllables are in oregano?
| Letters | 7: O-R-E-G-A-N-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is oregano?
Oregano appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th 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 oregano?
- UK /ˈɒɹɪˌɡɑːnəʊ/
- US /əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/
Oregano has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-oregano.oga, En-us-oregano.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of oregano
- oreganos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oregano mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.
- 2
Other herbs with a similar flavor, including other species in the genus Origanum, and Mexican oregano, Lippia graveolens.
- 3
The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Oregano in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | marjolaine sauvage, origan |
| German | Oregano, Echter Dost, Dost, Wilder Majoran |
| Portuguese | orégano, orégão |
| Spanish | orégano |
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 oregano come from?
18th century, from Spanish orégano (“wild marjoram”), from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon). Doublet of origanum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).