pargo

[ˈpaɾɣ̞o]

/[ˈpaɾɣ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“pargo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,158 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,158
frequency rank, Spanish
48,357
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Pagrus pagrus) Pez muy semejante al pagel, de doble largo y con el hocico obtuso.

Key facts for pargo
PropertyValue
Headwordpargo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpaɾɣ̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#88,158
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pargo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pargo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pargo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,158 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaɾɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Pagrus pagrus) Pez muy semejante al pagel, de doble largo y con el hocico obtuso.".

Zero misspellings are on record for pargo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 pargo, spelled P-A-R-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Pagrus pagrus) Pez muy semejante al pagel, de doble largo y con el hocico obtuso.

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 "pargo"?
"pargo" is spelled P-A-R-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaɾɣ̞o].
What does "pargo" mean?
As a noun, "pargo" means: (Pagrus pagrus) Pez muy semejante al pagel, de doble largo y con el hocico obtuso.
How do you pronounce "pargo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pargo" is [ˈpaɾɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pargo" come from?
"pargo" 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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Using “pargo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpaɾɣ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list