Paulino

name

"paulino" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Paulino” is uncommon English (frequency #99,684 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,684
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.

Key facts for Paulino
PropertyValue
HeadwordPaulino
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,684
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Paulino” 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). Paulino 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

Paulino is uncommon English at frequency #99,684 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Paulino, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish or Portuguese, a given name as surname. The correct English form is Paulino, spelled P-A-U-L-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

From Spanish or Portuguese, a given name as surname.

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 "Paulino"?
"Paulino" is spelled P-A-U-L-I-N-O.
What does "Paulino" mean?
As a proper noun, "Paulino" means: A surname.
What is the origin of the word "Paulino"?
From Spanish or Portuguese, a given name as surname. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Paulino”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is P-A-U-L-I-N-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