algoritmo

Esperanto

Etymology

From French algorithme, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy), the nisba of Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alɡoˈritmo/

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• Rhymes: -itmo
• Syllabification: al‧go‧rit‧mo

Noun

algoritmo (accusative singular algoritmon, plural algoritmoj, accusative plural algoritmojn)

1. (mathematics, computing) algorithm

Galician

Noun

algoritmo m (plural algoritmos)

1. algorithm

Ido

Noun

algoritmo (plural algoritmi)

1. algorithm

Italian

Alternative forms

• algorismo

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin algorismus~algorithmus.

Noun

algoritmo m (plural algoritmi)

1. algorithm

Derived terms

• algoritmico

References

• “algoritmo”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• logaritmo

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐlɡɔˈrʲɪtmoː]
• Rhymes: -ɪtmoː
• Syllabification: al‧go‧ri̇̀‧tmo

Noun

algori̇̀tmo m

1. genitive singular of algoritmas

Mirandese

Noun

algoritmo m (plural algoritmos)

1. algorithm

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English algorithm, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy), name of the Persian mathematician al-Khwārizmī, whose name literally means "person from Chorasmia". The English form was influenced by unrelated Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”). Doublet of algarismo.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ɡoˈɾit͡ʃ.mu/ [aʊ̯.ɡoˈɾit͡ʃ.mu], /aw.ɡoˈɾi.t͡ʃi.mu/ [aʊ̯.ɡoˈɾi.t͡ʃi.mu]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.ɡuˈɾit.mu/ [aɫ.ɣuˈɾit.mu], /al.ɡuˈɾi.tɨ.mu/ [aɫ.ɣuˈɾi.tɨ.mu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.ɡuˈɾit.mu/ [aɫ.ɣuˈɾit.mu], /al.ɡuˈɾi.tɨ.mu/ [aɫ.ɣuˈɾi.tɨ.mu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.ɡuˈɾit.mu/ [aɫ.ɡuˈɾit.mu], /al.ɡuˈɾi.tɨ.mu/ [aɫ.ɡuˈɾi.tɨ.mu]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -itmu, (Portugal) -itɨmu, (Brazil) -it͡ʃmu, (Brazil) -it͡ʃimu
• Hyphenation: al‧go‧rit‧mo

Noun

algoritmo m (plural algoritmos)

1. algorithm

Further reading

• “algoritmo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “algoritmo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy). Influenced by ritmo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alɡoˈɾidmo/ [al.ɣ̞oˈɾið̞.mo]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -idmo
• Syllabification: al‧go‧rit‧mo

Noun

algoritmo m (plural algoritmos)

1. algorithm

Derived terms

• algoritmia
• algorítmico
• algoritmo de Euclides
• algoritmo del pintor

Further reading

• “algoritmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025