Elmo

[ˈelmo]

/[ˈelmo]/ name

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The verdict

“Elmo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,557 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,557
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón

Key facts for Elmo
PropertyValue
HeadwordElmo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈelmo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,557
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Elmo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Elmo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Elmo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,557 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈelmo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de pila de varón".

Elmo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Elmo, spelled E-L-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de varón

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Elmo"?
"Elmo" is spelled E-L-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈelmo].
What does "Elmo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Elmo" means: Nombre de pila de varón
How do you pronounce "Elmo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Elmo" is [ˈelmo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Elmo" come from?
"Elmo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Elmo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-L-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈelmo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list