pacifico

noun

"pacifico" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pacifico” is uncommon English (frequency #90,815 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,815
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A peaceful native in Cuba or the Philippines who did not oppose Spanish colonization.

Key facts for pacifico
PropertyValue
Headwordpacifico
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,815
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pacifico” sits in English 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). pacifico lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pacifico is uncommon English at frequency #90,815 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A peaceful native in Cuba or the Philippines who did not oppose Spanish colonization.".

pacifico has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Spanish The correct English form is pacifico, spelled P-A-C-I-F-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A peaceful native in Cuba or the Philippines who did not oppose Spanish colonization.

Etymology

Spanish

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pacifico"?
"pacifico" is spelled P-A-C-I-F-I-C-O.
What does "pacifico" mean?
As a noun, "pacifico" means: A peaceful native in Cuba or the Philippines who did not oppose Spanish colonization.
What is the origin of the word "pacifico"?
Spanish See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “pacifico”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is P-A-C-I-F-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English 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