paisano
[pajˈsano]
The verdict
“paisano” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,449. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,449
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Connacional de quien habla.
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 | paisano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pajˈsano] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #20,449 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paisano” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around paisano (IPA [pajˈsano]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,449 among 48,357 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for paisano, with forms such as "apisano", "paiasno", and "paisanno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "pasan", "piano", "pisan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is paisano, spelled P-A-I-S-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Connacional de quien habla.
- 2Dicho de una persona, nacido o criado en el campo y diestro en las tareas rurales.
- 3Perteneciente a la colectividad árabe o de Medio Oriente en general.
- 4Que no es de etnia rom.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- apisano
- paiasno
- paisanno
- paisaon
- paisnao
- paissano
- pasiano
- piasano
- ppaisano
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paisano - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “paisano”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-I-S-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pajˈsano] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pasan” - see the side-by-side comparison. paisano vs pasan
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.