# peso

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpeɪsəʊ/ · frequency rank #29,034

## Definitions
1. A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.
2. The circulating currency of various Spanish-speaking American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Uruguay) and the Philippines.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish peso.

## Easily confused with
- **PS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-ps)
- **po** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-po)
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-pro)
- **pet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-pet)
- **pos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-pos)
- **poo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-poo)
- **PSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-psa)
- **PTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-pts)
- **psi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-psi)
- **pew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-pew)
- **PSG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-psg)
- **PST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-pst)
- **PSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-psp)
- **PMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-pms)
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-pus)
- **PSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-psu)
- **PPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-pps)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-prs)
- **PTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-pto)
- **PSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-psc)

## Common misspellings (5)
`epso`, `peos`, `pesso`, `ppeso`, `pseo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/peso