wino
/ˈwaɪnəʊ/noun
wino is spelled W-I-N-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, wino means “A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; especially, a drunkard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wino is winos or winoes.
How many letters and syllables are in wino?
| Letters | 4: W-I-N-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th 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 wino?
Wino appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 wino?
- /ˈwaɪnəʊ/
As a noun (“A hypothetical particle that is the superpartner of the W…”): /ˈwiːnəʊ/.
Wino 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-wino_(wine).wav, En-us-wino.oga, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wino_(physics).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wino
- winos plural
- winoes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wino mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
derogatoryA chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; especially, a drunkard.
- 2
derogatorySuch a drunkard who is homeless.
Near-synonyms: bum, hobo; see also Thesaurus:vagabond
- 3
informalA wine enthusiast.
- 4
A hypothetical particle that is the superpartner of the W boson.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wino in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sac à vin, alcoolo , clochard, clodo , wino |
| German | Alki, Weinsäufer, Weinsäuferin, Saufbruder, Saufschwester, Wermutpenner |
| Spanish | catavinos, guaino, briago, borrachín, borracho |
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 wino come from?
From wine + -o (“person with characteristic”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).