jalo

[ˈxalo]

/[ˈxalo]/ verb

The verdict

“jalo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,906 among 645 “J” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,906
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de jalar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jalo · jalo · Spanish

jalo · rank #60,906 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,906
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH iuris

Nearest frequency peer: iuris (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “jalo”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “jalo” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jalo
PropertyValue
Headwordjalo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈxalo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,906
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “jalo” en la frecuencia del español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).jalocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “iuris” (#60,905), “irrespetuosos” (#60,903), “joto” (#60,911). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jalo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,906 among 645 “J” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈxalo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de jalar.".

jalo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is jalo, spelled J-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de jalar.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jalo"?
"jalo" is spelled J-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxalo].
What does "jalo" mean?
As a verb, "jalo" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de jalar.
How do you pronounce "jalo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jalo" is [ˈxalo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jalo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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