peso

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The verdict

“peso” is uncommon German (frequency #53,977 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,977
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Gewicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-peso · peso · German

peso · rank #53,977 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,977
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH perspective

Nearest frequency peer: perspective (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „peso“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „peso“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for peso
PropertyValue
Headwordpeso
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#53,977
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „peso“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.pesofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „perspective“ (#53,976), „Pfarrern“ (#53,978), „Pelze“ (#53,975). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „peso“ bei #53,977. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

peso is uncommon German at frequency #53,977 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for peso, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is peso, spelled P-E-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Gewicht
  2. 2
    die Waage
  3. 3
    übertragen das Gewicht
  4. 4
    übertragen die Last

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peso"?
"peso" is spelled P-E-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "peso" mean?
As a noun, "peso" means: das Gewicht
How do you pronounce "peso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peso" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peso" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "peso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Niet#53,943Rhys#54,026rien#54,028SATA#54,050

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list