potto
/ˈpɒtəʊ/noun
potto is spelled P-O-T-T-O: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, potto means “A small primate of the genus Perodicticus, native to the tropical rainforests of Africa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of potto is pottos.
How many letters and syllables are in potto?
| Letters | 5: P-O-T-T-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is potto?
Potto appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 potto?
- UK /ˈpɒtəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-potto.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of potto
- pottos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does potto mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small primate of the genus Perodicticus, native to the tropical rainforests of Africa.
- 2
archaicThe kinkajou.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does potto come from?
From a West African language; compare Akan apɔsɔ.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).