ex profeso
[ˈeks pɾoˈfeso]
The verdict
“ex profeso” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Con intención deliberada o específica.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ex-profeso · ex profeso · Spanish
ex profeso · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ex profeso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈeks pɾoˈfeso] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ex profeso is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈeks pɾoˈfeso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Con intención deliberada o específica.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ex profeso in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ex profeso, spelled E-X- -P-R-O-F-E-S-O.
Definition
- 1Con intención deliberada o específica.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ex profeso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un establecimiento creado ex profeso para la actividad turística.
levanté los jarros con sumo cuidado y los puse en dos cuévanos que había tejido ex profeso para colocarlos en ellos ».
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.