patio

[ˈpat̪jo]

/[ˈpat̪jo]/ noun

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The verdict

“patio” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,277. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,277
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espacio cerrado con paredes o galerías, que en las casas y otros edificios se deja al descubierto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-patio · patio · Spanish

patio · rank #3,277 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,277
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pasaba

Nearest frequency peer: pasaba (-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 “patio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “patio” 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).

patio vs pío
40% similar
patio vs puto
60% similar
patio vs pato
80% similar

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

Key facts for patio
PropertyValue
Headwordpatio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpat̪jo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,277
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “patio”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pasaba” (#3,276), “perdida” (#3,278), “paciencia” (#3,275). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “patio” va en #3,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around patio (IPA [ˈpat̪jo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,277 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for patio, with forms such as "aptio", "paito", and "patoi". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pío", "puto", "pato", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is patio, spelled P-A-T-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espacio cerrado con paredes o galerías, que en las casas y otros edificios se deja al descubierto.
  2. 2
    Espacio que media entre las líneas de árboles y el término o margen de un campo.
  3. 3
    Espacio descubierto cerca de las estaciones de ferrocarril, en el cual se maniobran las locomotoras.
  4. 4
    Campo (parte baja de una grada que no tiene butacas).
  5. 5
    Situación o estado en el que se encuentran las cosas.

This word in other languages

patio(English)cour(Français)pátio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aptio
  • paito
  • patoi
  • pattio
  • ppatio
  • ptaio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of patio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aptio2paito2patoi2pattio1ppatio1ptaio2
Edit distance from "patio"

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 "patio"?
"patio" is spelled P-A-T-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpat̪jo].
What does "patio" mean?
As a noun, "patio" means: Espacio cerrado con paredes o galerías, que en las casas y otros edificios se deja al descubierto.
What words are commonly confused with "patio"?
"patio" is commonly confused with "pío", "puto", "pato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "patio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patio" is [ˈpat̪jo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "patio" come from?
"patio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

prima#3,284river#3,289arroz#3,301cifra#3,233

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

nace6 variantslink6 variantsapoya6 variantsnave6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list