The peso is still undervalued and has room to appreciate.
Source: tatoeba (8286025)
Peso
/ˈpɛso/
Synonyms for "peso" (13 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: adarme, chilean peso, colombian peso, cuban peso, currency.
- Sentence evidence is available for peso, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "peso".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "peso"
Keep "peso" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "peso" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "peso", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "peso" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
11 entriesChilean monetary unitColombian monetary unitCuban monetary unitDominican monetary unitGuinea-Bissau monetary unitMexican monetary unitPhilippine monetary unitUruguayan monetary unitcurrencymonetary unitunit of value
More specific
5 entriesArgentine pesoChilean pesoColombian pesoMexican pesoPhilippine peso
Collocations
6 entriesArgentine pesoChilean pesoColombian pesoMexican pesoPhilippine pesopeso exchange rate
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
34 translations across 31 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- بِيزُو noun (currency)
- بِيسُو noun (currency)
Asturian
1 entries- pesu noun (currency)
Bikol Central
1 entries- piso noun (currency)
Bulgarian
1 entries- пе́со noun (currency)
Catalan
1 entries- peso noun (currency)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 披索 noun (currency)
- 比索 noun (currency)
Czech
1 entries- peso noun (currency)
Finnish
1 entries- peso noun (currency)
French
2 entries- peso noun (currency)
- péso noun (currency)
German
1 entries- Peso noun (currency)
Greek
1 entries- πέσο noun (currency)
Hindi
1 entries- पेसो noun (currency)
Japanese
1 entries- ペソ noun (currency)
Khmer
1 entries- ពេសូ noun (currency)
Korean
1 entries- 페소 noun (currency)
Latin
1 entries- pensum noun (currency)
Macedonian
1 entries- песо noun (currency)
Malay
1 entries- peso noun (currency)
Marathi
1 entries- पेसो noun (currency)
Māori
1 entries- peho noun (currency)
Persian
1 entries- پزو noun (currency)
Polish
1 entries- peso noun (currency)
Portuguese
1 entries- peso noun (currency)
Romanian
1 entries- peso noun (currency)
Russian
1 entries- пе́со noun (currency)
Spanish
1 entries- peso noun (currency)
Tagalog
1 entries- piso noun (currency)
Thai
1 entries- เปโซ noun (currency)
Turkish
1 entries- peso noun (currency)
Ukrainian
1 entries- песо noun (currency)
Yiddish
1 entries- פּעסאָ noun (currency)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The Mexican peso designs are real fancy.
Source: tatoeba (13584772)
The value of the peso has plummeted 858% against the US dollar over the past five years as the central bank printed more of the currency to help the country’s spendthrift government avoid defaulting on its debts. […] To dollarize its economy, Argentina would need to exchange all pesos held by its people and businesses for US dollars, and assign a dollar value to all of its assets and contracts.
Source: wiktionary
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "peso"?
Closest matches include adarme, chilean peso, colombian peso, cuban peso, currency.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "peso"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.