pico
/ˈpaɪ.koʊ/noun
pico is spelled P-I-C-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Pico, the name). As a noun, pico means “Ellipsis of pico de gallo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pico?
| Letters | 4: P-I-C-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pico?
Pico appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Pico, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pico?
- UK /ˈpiː.kəʊ/
- US /ˈpaɪ.koʊ/
- US /ˈpi.koʊ/
Pico has 2 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).
What rhymes with pico?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pico from its last stressed vowel (/aɪkoʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: copi.
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).
What does pico mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of pico de gallo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pico in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense multiplying the unit by 10−12:
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 pico come from?
Borrowed from Spanish pico (“beak, little bit, speck”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).