uno
/ˈuː.noʊ/interjection
uno is spelled U-N-O: 3 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Uno, the name). As an interjection, uno means “A term said when the number of cards in player’s hand is reduced to one. If another player says this before the one whose hand contains only one…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uno?
| Letters | 3: U-N-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,101st 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 uno?
Uno appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Uno, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce uno?
- /ˈuː.noʊ/
- /ˈjuː.noʊ/
Uno has 2 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-uno.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does uno mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
A term said when the number of cards in player’s hand is reduced to one. If another player says this before the one whose hand contains only one card, the player who failed to say 'uno' must draw two cards.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does uno come from?
Learned borrowing from Spanish uno m (“one”, numeral).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).