Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ito

/ˈitoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: ito
IPA: /ˈitoʊ/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese. The 6th most common surname in Japan.

prep_phrase

Initialism of in the office.

noun

Initialism of indium-tin-oxide (tin-doped indium oxide).

noun

Initialism of information technology outsourcing.

noun

Initialism of information to obtain order, a search warrant.

name

An organization established in 1905 to advocate for a Jewish homeland.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 伊藤 (Itō) or Japanese 伊東 (Itō).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 伊藤, 伊東

Inflected Forms

Itos (plural)

Derived Forms

ITOism ITOist ITOland

Phrases

Golabi-Ito-Hall syndrome

Rhymes With

mosquito tito burrito vito incognito leto benito nieto esposito quito devito bonito

Questions

How do you pronounce ito?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈitoʊ/.
What does ito mean?: A surname from Japanese. The 6th most common surname in Japan.
Where does ito come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce ito

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