aló
Spanish, interjection/aˈlo/
aló is spelled A-L-Ó (3 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 37,997th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aló is a Spanish interjection meaning “hello (commonly used when answering the telephone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se utiliza para contestar el teléfono”.
What does aló mean in English?
interjection
- 1
Latin-Americahello (commonly used when answering the telephone)
prefix
- 1
allo-
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. Usado en términos técnicos y científicos, indica diferencia o variación.
interjection: 1. Se utiliza para contestar el teléfono.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce aló?
- /aˈlo/
- [aˈlo]
- /alo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aló
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aló in Spanish?
aló appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).