paco
[ˈpako]
The verdict
“paco” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,211 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,211
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Vicugna pacos) Mamífero americano, auquénido, domesticado por los indios de Los Andes y criado principalmente por su lana, de mejor calidad que la de la llama. Es la variedad domesticada de la vic...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpako] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #6,211 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paco” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for paco is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpako]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,211 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for paco, with forms such as "apco", "pacco", and "paoc". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "po", "paz", "pan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is paco, spelled P-A-C-O.
Definition
- 1(Vicugna pacos) Mamífero americano, auquénido, domesticado por los indios de Los Andes y criado principalmente por su lana, de mejor calidad que la de la llama. Es la variedad domesticada de la vicuña, que vive en estado salvaje o semisalvaje.
- 2Mena de plata con ganga ferruginosa.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apco,pacco,paoc,pcao,ppaco
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paco - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “paco”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpako] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “po” - see the side-by-side comparison. paco vs po
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.