poncho
/ˈpɑn.t͡ʃoʊ/noun
poncho is spelled P-O-N-C-H-O: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poncho means “A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poncho is ponchos or ponchoes.
How many letters and syllables are in poncho?
| Letters | 6: P-O-N-C-H-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th 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 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 poncho?
Poncho appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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 poncho?
- UK /ˈpɒn.tʃəʊ/
- US /ˈpɑn.t͡ʃoʊ/
Poncho 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). Recordings: En-us-poncho.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with poncho?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as poncho from its last stressed vowel (/ɑntʃoʊ/):
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 poncho
- ponchos plural
- ponchoes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poncho mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.
- 2
A similar waterproof garment, today typically of rubber with a hood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Poncho in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 poncho come from?
Borrowed from Spanish poncho, from Quechua punchu. In sense “rubber rain poncho”, attested 1845, used for non-South American garments in the United States and England from 1850s, popularized by US Western expeditions and military from 1850s, particularly after World War II (1940s).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).