# santo

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #18,180

## Definitions
1. A wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish santo.

## Easily confused with
- **sat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-sat)
- **Sao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-sao)
- **sent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-sent)
- **SATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-sata)
- **Sato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-sato)
- **Soto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-soto)
- **sate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-sate)
- **synth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-synth)
- **slant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-slant)
- **scant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-scant)
- **Santos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-santos)
- **shanti** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-shanti)
- **shanty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-shanty)
- **Shinto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-shinto)
- **Stanton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-stanton)
- **san** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/san-vs-santo)
- **salt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salt-vs-santo)
- **sand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sand-vs-santo)
- **sang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sang-vs-santo)
- **sank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sank-vs-santo)

## Common misspellings (7)
`asnto`, `sannto`, `sanot`, `santto`, `satno`, `snato`, `ssanto`

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