tangelo
/ˈtænd͡ʒələʊ/noun
tangelo is spelled T-A-N-G-E-L-O: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tangelo means “A citrus fruit that is a cross between a tangerine and a pomelo or a grapefruit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tangelo is tangelos or tangeloes.
How many letters and syllables are in tangelo?
| Letters | 7: T-A-N-G-E-L-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 tangelo?
Tangelo appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 tangelo?
- /ˈtænd͡ʒələʊ/
Tangelo 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).
Forms of tangelo
- tangelos plural
- tangeloes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tangelo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A citrus fruit that is a cross between a tangerine and a pomelo or a grapefruit.
- 2
A red-orange colour, like that of a tangelo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tangelo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A citrus fruit:
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 tangelo come from?
Blend of tangerine + pomelo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).