payo

[ˈpaʝo]

/[ˈpaʝo]/ adj

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The verdict

“payo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,240 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,240
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no es de etnia rom.

Corpus desk

Index ES-payo · payo · Spanish

payo · rank #60,240 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,240
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH patinando

Nearest frequency peer: patinando (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “payo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “payo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for payo
PropertyValue
Headwordpayo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpaʝo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “payo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).payocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “patinando” (#60,239), “pequeñeces” (#60,242), “pateado” (#60,237). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “payo” va en #60,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

payo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,240 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpaʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for payo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 payo, spelled P-A-Y-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no es de etnia rom.
  2. 2
    Que es de, o vive en una aldea.

Synonyms

gaché

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 "payo"?
"payo" is spelled P-A-Y-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaʝo].
What does "payo" mean?
As an adjective, "payo" means: Que no es de etnia rom.
How do you pronounce "payo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "payo" is [ˈpaʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "payo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pale#60,229ojal#60,216puaj#60,289meas#60,161

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list