ciao
Spanish, interjection[ˈt͡ʃao]
ciao is spelled C-I-A-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 41,788th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ciao is a Spanish interjection meaning “alternative spelling of chao” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Grafía alternativa de chao”.
What does ciao mean in English?
interjection
- 1
alternative spelling of chao
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Grafía alternativa de chao.
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 ciao?
- [ˈt͡ʃao]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ciao in Spanish?
ciao 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).