saco

[ˈsako]

/[ˈsako]/ noun

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The verdict

“saco” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #3,290) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#3,290
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Receptáculo de tela, esparto, cuero, papel, etc. con forma cilíndrica y abierto por uno de sus extremos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-saco · saco · Spanish

saco · rank #3,290 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,290
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH river

Nearest frequency peer: river (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “saco”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “saco” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

saco vs so
50% similar
saco vs sal
50% similar
saco vs sam
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for saco
PropertyValue
Headwordsaco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsako]
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,290
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “saco” sits in Spanish frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).saco lands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for saco is neighbouring look-alikes ("so", "sal", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈsako]. Frequency #3,290 among 4,169 “S” headwords. 9 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for saco, with forms such as "sacco", "saoc", and "scao". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "so", "sal", "sam", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 saco, spelled S-A-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Receptáculo de tela, esparto, cuero, papel, etc. con forma cilíndrica y abierto por uno de sus extremos.
  2. 2
    Por metonimia, lo contenido en un saco₁.
  3. 3
    Cualquier cosa que en sí incluye otras muchas en la realidad o en la apariencia. Se toma, comúnmente, en mala parte.
  4. 4
    Prenda de abrigo abierta por delante que se viste por encima de las restantes ropas, cubriendo el torso y los brazos. Su corte varía con las modas, pero por lo general cubre hasta la cadera, con solapas plegadas al frente y dos a cuatro botones para cerrarla.
  5. 5
    Vestidura tosca y áspera de tela burda o sayal.
  6. 6
    Apropiación violenta por parte de un grupo de soldados u otras personas de lo que se encuentra en un lugar o territorio tomado.
  7. 7
    Acción y resultado de dar a la pelota o al balón el impulso de inicio.
  8. 8
    Parte del organismo que tiene forma de bolsa o receptáculo y que almacena algún tipo de sustancia líquida o blanda.
  9. 9
    Cualquier tipo de entrada de mar, como bahías, ensenadas, etc., y en particular aquellas de boca estrecha.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how saco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Metió salvado y cerrajas en el saco, y tendiéndose como si estuviera muerto, esperó a que algún gazapo, poco entendido en mañas, se colase en el saco para correr lo que dentro había puesto.
  2. Un saco de patatas.

Synonyms

costaljardachaquetasaqueosaque

This word in other languages

bag(English)sac(Français)Sack(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sacco
  • saoc
  • scao
  • ssaco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of saco - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sacco1saoc2scao2ssaco1
Edit distance from "saco"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "saco"?
"saco" is spelled S-A-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsako].
What does "saco" mean?
As a noun, "saco" means: Receptáculo de tela, esparto, cuero, papel, etc. con forma cilíndrica y abierto por uno de sus extremos.
What words are commonly confused with "saco"?
"saco" is commonly confused with "so", "sal", "sam". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "saco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saco" is [ˈsako]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saco" come from?
"saco" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pico#3,279caro#3,306nace#3,271link#3,265

What to do next

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  • "saco" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "so". View pair
  • 4 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,290 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list