saúco
[saˈuko]
The verdict
“saúco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,551 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,551
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Sambucus ebulus) Hierba de la familia de las caprifoliáceas, crece hasta dos metros con tallos erectos; el fruto es una baya tóxica, de color negro, pequeña y globosa de 5 a 6mm de diámetro.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | saúco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [saˈuko] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #79,551 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “saúco” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
saúco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,551 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [saˈuko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Sambucus ebulus) Hierba de la familia de las caprifoliáceas, crece hasta dos metros con tallos erectos; el fruto es una baya tóxica, de color negro, pequeña y globosa de 5 a 6mm de diámetro.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for saúco, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is saúco, spelled S-A-Ú-C-O.
Definition
- 1(Sambucus ebulus) Hierba de la familia de las caprifoliáceas, crece hasta dos metros con tallos erectos; el fruto es una baya tóxica, de color negro, pequeña y globosa de 5 a 6mm de diámetro.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “saúco”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-Ú-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.