sacalo

[saˈkalo]

/[saˈkalo]/ verb

The verdict

“sacalo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,274 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,274
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo de sacarlo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sacalo · sacalo · Spanish

sacalo · rank #67,274 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,274
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH salgar

Nearest frequency peer: salgar (+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 “sacalo”

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 “sacalo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sacalo
PropertyValue
Headwordsacalo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[saˈkalo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sacalo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sacalocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “salgar” (#67,275), “Ródano” (#67,272), “salvaguardias” (#67,276). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sacalo” va en #67,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sacalo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,274 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [saˈkalo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo de sacarlo.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sacalo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is sacalo, spelled S-A-C-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo de sacarlo.

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 "sacalo"?
"sacalo" is spelled S-A-C-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [saˈkalo].
What does "sacalo" mean?
As a verb, "sacalo" means: Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo de sacarlo.
How do you pronounce "sacalo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sacalo" is [saˈkalo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sacalo" come from?
"sacalo" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list