paisano

[pajˈsano]

/[pajˈsano]/ adj

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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
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Connacional de quien habla.

Corpus desk

Index ES-paisano · paisano · Spanish

paisano · rank #20,449 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,449
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH ordene

Nearest frequency peer: ordene (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “paisano”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “paisano” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

paisano vs pasan
71% similar
paisano vs piano
71% similar
paisano vs pisan
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for paisano
PropertyValue
Headwordpaisano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pajˈsano]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,449
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “paisano”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ordene” (#20,448), “paradójicamente” (#20,450), “ordenando” (#20,447). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “paisano” va en #20,449. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around paisano (IPA [pajˈsano]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,449 among 6,028 “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

  1. 1
    Connacional de quien habla.
  2. 2
    Dicho de una persona, nacido o criado en el campo y diestro en las tareas rurales.
  3. 3
    Perteneciente a la colectividad árabe o de Medio Oriente en general.
  4. 4
    Que no es de etnia rom.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how paisano appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ¡Ah tiempos!... si era un orgullo Ver jinetiar a un paisano!

Synonyms

payo

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.

apisano2paiasno2paisanno1paisaon2paisnao2paissano1pasiano2piasano2
Edit distance from "paisano"

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 "paisano"?
"paisano" is spelled P-A-I-S-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pajˈsano].
What does "paisano" mean?
As an adjective, "paisano" means: Connacional de quien habla.
What words are commonly confused with "paisano"?
"paisano" is commonly confused with "pasan", "piano", "pisan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paisano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paisano" is [pajˈsano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paisano" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

poesías#20,463Polanco#20,464morning#20,430malvada#20,419

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Quesada9 variantsración9 variantssobrio9 variantsteclas9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list