pijo

/[ˈpixo]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,323

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pijo is anSpanishadj. It means: Dicho de una persona, que ostentosamente pertenece o simula pertenecer a una clase social pudiente Pronounced [ˈpixo]. Often confused with po and pro.

Key facts for pijo
PropertyValue
Headwordpijo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈpixo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#47,323
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pijo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pijo is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpixo]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,323 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for pijo, with forms such as "ipjo", "pijjo", and "pioj". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "po", "pro", "pío", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pijo, spelled P-I-J-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una persona, que ostentosamente pertenece o simula pertenecer a una clase social pudiente
  2. 2
    Dicho de un lugar o de una cosa, propia de un pijo₂

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ipjo,pijjo,pioj,pjio,ppijo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pijo

Misspelling Variants of "pijo"

ipjo4pijjo5pioj4pjio4ppijo5
Misspelling Variants of "pijo"

Frequency rank: #47,323 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pijo"?
"pijo" is spelled P-I-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpixo].
What does "pijo" mean?
As an adj, "pijo" means: Dicho de una persona, que ostentosamente pertenece o simula pertenecer a una clase social pudiente
What words are commonly confused with "pijo"?
"pijo" is commonly confused with "po", "pro", "pío". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pijo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pijo" is [ˈpixo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pijo" come from?
"pijo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.