romeo
/ˈɹoʊmioʊ/noun
romeo is spelled R-O-M-E-O: 5 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, romeo means “Alternative letter-case form of Romeo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in romeo?
| Letters | 5: R-O-M-E-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th 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 romeo?
Romeo appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th 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 romeo?
- Canada /ˈɹoʊmioʊ/
Romeo 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: En-ca-Romeo.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does romeo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Romeo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
noun
- 1
colloquialA boyfriend.
Have you met her latest Romeo yet?
- 2
A man who has a reputation for being a great lover or very romantic.
- 3
A spy specialised in seducing persons of interest, in particular a man targeting women.
- 4
derogatoryA womanizer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does romeo come from?
Borrowed from Italian Romeo, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, “Roman”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).