paleo

[paˈleo]

/[paˈleo]/ verb

The verdict

“paleo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,800 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,800
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-paleo · paleo · Spanish

paleo · rank #61,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,800
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH ovalado

Nearest frequency peer: ovalado (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “paleo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “paleo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for paleo
PropertyValue
Headwordpaleo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paˈleo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#61,800
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “paleo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).paleocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ovalado” (#61,798), “paragolpes” (#61,802), “oscilando” (#61,796). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “paleo” va en #61,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

paleo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,800 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [paˈleo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de palear.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for paleo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 paleo, spelled P-A-L-E-O.

Definition

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

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 "paleo"?
"paleo" is spelled P-A-L-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈleo].
What does "paleo" mean?
As a verb, "paleo" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de palear.
How do you pronounce "paleo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paleo" is [paˈleo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paleo" come from?
"paleo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list