palto
[ˈpal̪t̪o]
The verdict
“palto” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Persea americana) Árbol de la familia de las lauráceas, nativo de América tropical. Alcanza los 20 m de altura, con hojas ovadas, perennes, de hasta 25 cm de largo. Presenta flores inconspicuas, d...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | palto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpal̪t̪o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “palto” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for palto is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpal̪t̪o]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Persea americana) Árbol de la familia de las lauráceas, nativo de América tropical. Alcanza los 20 m de altura, con hojas ovadas, perennes, de hasta 25 cm de largo. Presenta flores inconspicuas, d...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for palto, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is palto, spelled P-A-L-T-O.
Definition
- 1(Persea americana) Árbol de la familia de las lauráceas, nativo de América tropical. Alcanza los 20 m de altura, con hojas ovadas, perennes, de hasta 25 cm de largo. Presenta flores inconspicuas, de color amarillo verdoso y unos 10 mm de diámetro, que fructifican dando lugar a una baya piriforme, cubierta por una cáscara verde, dura y áspera, que protege una pulpa verdeamarillenta, comestible, muy rica en lípidos, con una única semilla de hasta 5 cm de diámetro en su interior. Se cultiva por este fruto, del que puede dar hasta 120 unidades anualmente en buenas condiciones.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “palto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-L-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpal̪t̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.