pávido

[ˈpaβ̞ið̞o]

/[ˈpaβ̞ið̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“pávido” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que está terriblemente asustado, lleno de pavor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pavido · pávido · Spanish

pávido · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for pávido
PropertyValue
Headwordpávido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpaβ̞ið̞o]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pávido” en español

pávidoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pávido is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpaβ̞ið̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que está terriblemente asustado, lleno de pavor.".

pávido doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 pávido, spelled P-Á-V-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que está terriblemente asustado, lleno de pavor.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pávido"?
"pávido" is spelled P-Á-V-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaβ̞ið̞o].
What does "pávido" mean?
As an adjective, "pávido" means: Que está terriblemente asustado, lleno de pavor.
How do you pronounce "pávido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pávido" is [ˈpaβ̞ið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pávido" come from?
"pávido" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list