paio

/ˈpaj.u/

//ˈpaj.u// adj

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The verdict

“paio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,129 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,129
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ingênuo

Corpus desk

Index PT-paio · paio · Portuguese

paio · rank #50,129 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,129
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH ouija

Nearest frequency peer: ouija (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “paio”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “paio” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for paio
PropertyValue
Headwordpaio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈpaj.u/
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,129
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “paio” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.paiocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “ouija” (#50,128), “parati” (#50,132), “oitiva” (#50,119). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “paio” fica em #50,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

paio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,129 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈpaj.u/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

paio has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is paio, spelled P-A-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ingênuo
  2. 2
    feito do paio

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paio"?
"paio" is spelled P-A-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpaj.u/.
What does "paio" mean?
As an adjective, "paio" means: ingênuo
How do you pronounce "paio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paio" is /ˈpaj.u/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paio" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

néon#50,114lito#50,065sano#50,213veer#50,278

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list