turbo
tur·bo-/ˈtɝ.boʊ/noun, adjective, verb
turbo is spelled T-U-R-B-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables (tur·bo-). It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, turbo means “A turbine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of turbo is turbos.
How many letters and syllables are in turbo?
| Letters | 5: T-U-R-B-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: tur·bo- |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th 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 turbo?
Turbo appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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 turbo?
- UK /ˈtɜː.bəʊ/
- US /ˈtɝ.boʊ/
- /ˈtʌɹ.bo/
Turbo has 2 syllables, split tur·bo- in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-turbo.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of turbo
- turbos plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- turboing participle, present
- turboed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does turbo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA turbine.
- 2
Clipping of turbocharger.
- 3
Clipping of turbojet.
- 4
Clipping of turbomolecular pump.
- 5
Autofire.
Controllers with turbo features are banned from most competitive tournaments.
- 6
A turban shell.
adjective
- 1
With rapidly-increasing blind levels.
This is a turbo tournament: the blinds increase every 5 minutes! Level 1 = 150/300; level 2 = 200/400; etc.
- 2
Causing or relating to increased speed.
a turbo button on a controller; a PC equipped with a turbo mode
- 3
informalnonstandardVery, super, etc.; usually relating to a qualitative value (as opposed to quantitative).
They act turbo wasted when they have more than a few beers in them.
verb
- 1
To autofire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does turbo come from?
From turbine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).