santo

[ˈsãn̪t̪o]

/[ˈsãn̪t̪o]/ adj

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The verdict

“santo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,203. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,203
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dedicado al culto o el servicio de una deidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-santo · santo · Spanish

santo · rank #1,203 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,203
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH TV

Nearest frequency peer: TV (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “santo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “santo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

santo vs sat
60% similar
santo vs sto
60% similar
santo vs sino
60% similar

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

Key facts for santo
PropertyValue
Headwordsanto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈsãn̪t̪o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,203
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “santo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).santocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “TV” (#1,204), “plazo” (#1,201), “término” (#1,205). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “santo” va en #1,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around santo (IPA [ˈsãn̪t̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,203 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for santo, with forms such as "asnto", "sannto", and "sanot". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sat", "sto", "sino", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is santo, spelled S-A-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dedicado al culto o el servicio de una deidad.
  2. 2
    Digno de alabanza por su pureza o bondad.
  3. 3
    En particular, explícitamente designado como santo₂ por alguna confesión religiosa.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, propio de o relativo a la semana que media entre el domingo de ramos y el de resurrección.
  5. 5
    Por extensión y figuradamente, de espíritu generoso y apacible.
  6. 6
    Por extensión, que sorprende por su eficacia.
  7. 7
    Úsase para poner énfasis.
  8. 8
    Propio de, relativo o aficionado al club deportivo San Lorenzo de Almagro.
  9. 9
    Propio de, relativo o aficionado al club deportivo Juventud Antoniana de Salta.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. y es de saber que las ynouaçiones todas y la publicaçión del misterio diuinal no fue ello paresçido o declarado enteramente, así commo ya te he dicho, saluo en aquella tierra santa & escogida desde la criaçión del mundo.
  2. Job, aquel santo varón, de muy puro coraçón perfetamente me amava e por nombre me nombrava Paçiençia en tribulaçión.

Synonyms

consagradosagrado

This word in other languages

holy(English)saint(Français)heilig(Deutsch)santo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asnto
  • sannto
  • sanot
  • santto
  • satno
  • snato
  • ssanto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of santo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

asnto2sannto1sanot2santto1satno2snato2ssanto1
Edit distance from "santo"

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 "santo"?
"santo" is spelled S-A-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsãn̪t̪o].
What does "santo" mean?
As an adjective, "santo" means: Dedicado al culto o el servicio de una deidad.
What words are commonly confused with "santo"?
"santo" is commonly confused with "sat", "sto", "sino". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "santo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "santo" is [ˈsãn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "santo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

plazo#1,201larga#1,199verde#1,208aquel#1,189

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

líder7 variantsvieja7 variantspodrá7 variantsacaba7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list