paço

//pˈasʊ// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,136

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

paço is aPortuguesenoun. It means: residência oficial de um governante, monarca, soberano ou dignitário religioso Pronounced /pˈasʊ/. Often confused with pó and pai.

Key facts for paço
PropertyValue
Headwordpaço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pˈasʊ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,136
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of paço in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for paço is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pˈasʊ/. Corpus data places it at rank #18,136 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for paço, with forms such as "apço", "paoç", and "ppaço". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pó", "pai", "paz", 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 Portuguese form is paço, spelled P-A-Ç-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    residência oficial de um governante, monarca, soberano ou dignitário religioso
  2. 2
    palácio real (ou corte), residência de um soberano ou conjunto de pessoas que nele vivem ou lhe estão próximas
  3. 3
    sede da câmara ou conselho municipal
  4. 4
    residência sumptuosa de alguém importante

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apço,paoç,ppaço,pçao

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for paço

Misspelling Variants of "paço"

apço4paoç4ppaço5pçao4
Misspelling Variants of "paço"

Frequency rank: #18,136 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paço"?
"paço" is spelled P-A-Ç-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pˈasʊ/.
What does "paço" mean?
As a noun, "paço" means: residência oficial de um governante, monarca, soberano ou dignitário religioso
What words are commonly confused with "paço"?
"paço" is commonly confused with "pó", "pai", "paz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paço"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paço" is /pˈasʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paço" come from?
"paço" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter P in our Portuguese index:

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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.