pasapalo
[pasaˈpalo]
The verdict
“pasapalo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tipo de alimento ligero, por lo general salado que se consume por picoteo fuera de las comidas y generalmente en fiestas o reuniones o bien cuando se están consumiendo bebidas alcohólicas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pasapalo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pasaˈpalo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pasapalo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pasapalo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pasaˈpalo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tipo de alimento ligero, por lo general salado que se consume por picoteo fuera de las comidas y generalmente en fiestas o reuniones o bien cuando se están consumiendo bebidas alcohólicas.".
Zero misspellings are on record for pasapalo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pasapalo, spelled P-A-S-A-P-A-L-O.
Definition
- 1Tipo de alimento ligero, por lo general salado que se consume por picoteo fuera de las comidas y generalmente en fiestas o reuniones o bien cuando se están consumiendo bebidas alcohólicas.
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 “pasapalo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-S-A-P-A-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pasaˈpalo] (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
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.