politico

/pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/

//pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ// noun

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

The verdict

“politico” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,635. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,635
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A politician.

Corpus desk

Index EN-politico · politico · English

politico · rank #23,635 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,635
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH prenatal

Nearest frequency peer: prenatal (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “politico”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “politico” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

politico vs portico
75% similar
politico vs politics
88% similar
politico vs politic
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for politico
PropertyValue
Headwordpolitico
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,635
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “politico”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).politicolands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “prenatal” (#23,636), “Pixar” (#23,632), “probate” (#23,638). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “politico” is #23,635. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around politico (IPA /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,635 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for politico, with forms such as "oplitico", "ploitico", and "poiltico". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "portico", "politics", "politic", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian politico or Spanish político. The correct English form is politico, spelled P-O-L-I-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A politician.
  2. 2
    Someone involved in the professional life of a politician or a political campaign to varying degrees.
  3. 3
    A prominent activist.
  4. 4
    Someone with strong views regarding a political cause.
  5. 5
    Someone who follows politics regularly and is knowledgeable about at least the political news in their local area.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how politico appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The French have a word for it: cohabitation. It can mean politicos of different persuasions tolerating each other, or loving couples moving in together.
  2. And when the National Journal polled political ‘insiders’ this month, it found a majority of Democratic politicos, lobbyists and strategists in favour of making gay marriage legal.

Etymology

From Italian politico or Spanish político.

This word in other languages

politicard(Français)Politprofi(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplitico
  • ploitico
  • poiltico
  • poliitco
  • politcio
  • politicco
  • politioc
  • polittico
  • pollitico
  • poltiico
  • ppolitico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of politico - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oplitico2ploitico2poiltico2poliitco2politcio2politicco1politioc2polittico1
Edit distance from "politico"

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 "politico"?
"politico" is spelled P-O-L-I-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/.
What does "politico" mean?
As a noun, "politico" means: A politician.
What words are commonly confused with "politico"?
"politico" is commonly confused with "portico", "politics", "politic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "politico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "politico" is /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "politico"?
From Italian politico or Spanish político. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prenatal#23,636painless#23,625Rockford#23,660McMillan#23,596

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

overtly11 variantsrundown11 variantsMussolini11 variantsSampson11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list