sano

[ˈsano]

/[ˈsano]/ adj

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The verdict

“sano” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #4,650) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#4,650
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que está en buen estado de salud.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sano · sano · Spanish

sano · rank #4,650 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,650
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH salí

Nearest frequency peer: salí (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “sano”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “sano” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

sano vs so
50% similar
sano vs son
50% similar
sano vs sin
50% similar

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

Key facts for sano
PropertyValue
Headwordsano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈsano]
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,650
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “sano”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sanocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “salí” (#4,649), “sencilla” (#4,651), “sacrificio” (#4,648). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sano” va en #4,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for sano is neighbouring look-alikes ("so", "son", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced [ˈsano]. Frequency #4,650 among 4,169 “S” headwords. 7 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for sano, with forms such as "sanno", "saon", and "snao". 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", "son", "sin", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is sano, spelled S-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que está en buen estado de salud.
  2. 2
    Que favorece la buena salud.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, dicho de un vegetal, en buen estado de conservación.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, que carece de defectos morales, o que favorece el buen sentido moral o intelectual.
  5. 5
    Por extensión, sincero, honesto, constructivo, sin doble intención.
  6. 6
    Por extensión, dicho de un utensilio, entero y sin desperfectos.
  7. 7
    Por extensión, dicho de una empresa o negocio, que no ofrece riesgos, en especial financieros.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. las animalias fieras non fazen diferençia entre los fijos por seer grandes o pequenos, sanos o enfermos.
  2. La vª consideración: cómo la cibdad deve ser fundada en sitio sano para los omes, y cómo ser abierta a las partes orientales y setentrionales.

Synonyms

salubresaludablesaneado

Antonyms

enfermopodrido

This word in other languages

healthy(English)sain(Français)gesund(Deutsch)saudável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sanno
  • saon
  • snao
  • ssano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sano - 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.

sanno1saon2snao2ssano1
Edit distance from "sano"

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 "sano"?
"sano" is spelled S-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsano].
What does "sano" mean?
As an adjective, "sano" means: Que está en buen estado de salud.
What words are commonly confused with "sano"?
"sano" is commonly confused with "so", "son", "sin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sano" is [ˈsano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sano" come from?
"sano" 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 "sano", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

salí#4,649play#4,638vega#4,666acta#4,673

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list