sano

/[ˈsano]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,650

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

sano is anSpanishadj. It means: Que está en buen estado de salud. Pronounced [ˈsano]. It ranks #4,650 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with so and son.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sano is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsano]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,650 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for sano, with forms such as "sanno", "saon", and "snao". 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, "so", "son", "sin", 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 sano, spelled S-A-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sanno,saon,snao,ssano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sano

Misspelling Variants of "sano"

sanno5saon4snao4ssano5
Misspelling Variants of "sano"

Frequency rank: #4,650 in Spanish

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 adj, "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 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.