prefrontal
[pɾefɾõn̪ˈt̪al]
The verdict
“prefrontal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,971 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,971
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Situado en, o perteneciente a la parte anterior de la zona frontal, en partícular del lóbulo frontal en el cerebro.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prefrontal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pɾefɾõn̪ˈt̪al] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #73,971 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prefrontal” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
prefrontal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,971 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pɾefɾõn̪ˈt̪al]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Situado en, o perteneciente a la parte anterior de la zona frontal, en partícular del lóbulo frontal en el cerebro.".
No misspelling variants are generated for prefrontal in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is prefrontal, spelled P-R-E-F-R-O-N-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Situado en, o perteneciente a la parte anterior de la zona frontal, en partícular del lóbulo frontal en el cerebro.
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 “prefrontal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-F-R-O-N-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾefɾõn̪ˈt̪al] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.