Pinocchio
/pɪˈnoʊ.ki.oʊ/noun
Pinocchio is spelled P-I-N-O-C-C-H-I-O: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Pinocchio means “One who lies often; a liar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Pinocchio is Pinocchios.
How many letters and syllables are in Pinocchio?
| Letters | 9: P-I-N-O-C-C-H-I-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th 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 Pinocchio?
Pinocchio appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 Pinocchio?
- UK /pɪˈnəʊ.kjəʊ/
- UK /pɪˈnəʊ.kɪ.əʊ/
- US /pɪˈnoʊ.ki.oʊ/
Pinocchio 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Pinocchio.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Pinocchio
- Pinocchios plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Pinocchio mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who lies often; a liar.
- 2
One who has difficulty hiding lies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pinocchio in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who lies often:
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 Pinocchio come from?
Borrowed from Italian Pinocchio, possibly from the rare Tuscan form pinocchio (“pine nut”) or constructed from pino (“pine tree, pine wood”), also similar to Pino, diminutive of Giuseppe (“Joseph”), as is Geppetto (the maker of Pinocchio).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).