algo
French, noun/al.ɡo/
algo is spelled A-L-G-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 52,567th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Algo is a French masculine noun meaning “clipping of algorithme (“algorithm”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Algorithme”.
What does algo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclipping of algorithme (“algorithm”)
- 2
masculineclipping of algorithmique (“algorithmics”)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Algorithme. 2. Algorithmique (la matière, dans le langage des étudiants).
prefix: 1. Préfixe des noms en rapport avec la douleur.
prefix: 1. Préfixe des noms en rapport avec les algues.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of algo
- algos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce algo?
- /al.ɡo/
- \al.ɡo\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is algo in French?
algo appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).