paseo

noun

"paseo" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“paseo” is uncommon English (frequency #59,607 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,607
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A public path or avenue designed for walking, sometimes for dining or recreation.

Key facts for paseo
PropertyValue
Headwordpaseo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,607
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “paseo” 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). paseo lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

paseo is uncommon English at frequency #59,607 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A public path or avenue designed for walking, sometimes for dining or recreation.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for paseo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish paseo. The correct English form is paseo, spelled P-A-S-E-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A public path or avenue designed for walking, sometimes for dining or recreation.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish paseo.

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 "paseo"?
"paseo" is spelled P-A-S-E-O.
What does "paseo" mean?
As a noun, "paseo" means: A public path or avenue designed for walking, sometimes for dining or recreation.
What is the origin of the word "paseo"?
Borrowed from Spanish paseo. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “paseo”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is P-A-S-E-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