poleo
[poˈleo]
The verdict
“poleo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #65,620 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #65,620
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Especie del género Mentha de la familia de las labiadas; es una perenne cespitosa y de raíces rizomatosas que crece bien en sitios húmedos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poleo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poˈleo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #65,620 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poleo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for poleo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poˈleo]. Corpus data places it at rank #65,620 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for poleo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is poleo, spelled P-O-L-E-O.
Definition
- 1Especie del género Mentha de la familia de las labiadas; es una perenne cespitosa y de raíces rizomatosas que crece bien en sitios húmedos.
- 2(Salimenaea integrifolia) Arbusto aromático de hasta 1 m de altura con tronco de color grisáceo.
- 3Viento frío e intenso.
- 4Jactancia.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “poleo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-L-E-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [poˈleo] (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.