jaleo

/[xaˈleo]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,514

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

jaleo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o efecto de jalear (animar o divertirse en una reunión o presentación con palamadas, voces y percusión). Pronounced [xaˈleo]. Often confused with Jane and Jano.

Key facts for jaleo
PropertyValue
Headwordjaleo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xaˈleo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#42,514
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of jaleo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for jaleo is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xaˈleo]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,514 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for jaleo, with forms such as "ajleo", "jaelo", and "jalleo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Jane", "Jano", "julio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is jaleo, spelled J-A-L-E-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de jalear (animar o divertirse en una reunión o presentación con palamadas, voces y percusión).
  2. 2
    Bullicio y mucho ruido sin ningún tipo de orden ni concierto.
  3. 3
    Problemas, conflicto o riña entre algunas personas.
  4. 4
    Tipo de baile tradicional andaluz, que incluye también cierta tonada, cante y coplas.
  5. 5
    Ojear o ahuyentar a los animales que se intenta cazar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ajleo,jaelo,jalleo,jaloe,jjaleo,jlaeo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for jaleo

Misspelling Variants of "jaleo"

ajleo5jaelo5jalleo6jaloe5jjaleo6jlaeo5
Misspelling Variants of "jaleo"

Frequency rank: #42,514 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jaleo"?
"jaleo" is spelled J-A-L-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [xaˈleo].
What does "jaleo" mean?
As a noun, "jaleo" means: Acción o efecto de jalear (animar o divertirse en una reunión o presentación con palamadas, voces y percusión).
What words are commonly confused with "jaleo"?
"jaleo" is commonly confused with "Jane", "Jano", "julio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jaleo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jaleo" is [xaˈleo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jaleo" come from?
"jaleo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.