portico
/ˈpɔɹtɪkoʊ/noun
portico is spelled P-O-R-T-I-C-O: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, portico means “A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of portico is porticos or porticoes.
How many letters and syllables are in portico?
| Letters | 7: P-O-R-T-I-C-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd 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 portico?
Portico appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 portico?
- UK /ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ/
- US /ˈpɔɹtɪkoʊ/
Portico has 3 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-portico.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of portico
- porticos plural
- porticoes plural
- portici plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does portico mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Portico in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a build:
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 portico come from?
From Italian portico, from Latin porticus (“porch”), from porta (“gate”). Doublet of porch, portego, and porticus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).