priest
/ˈpɻiːst/
The verdict
“priest” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,139 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,139
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sacerdote.
Corpus desk
Index ES-priest · priest · Spanish
priest · rank #53,139 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,139
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH problemita
Nearest frequency peer: problemita (+2 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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “priest”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- ponderar
ponderar
46,868 corpus weight
- priest
priest
46,862 corpus weight
- problemita
problemita
46,860 corpus weight
- provincianos
provincianos
46,858 corpus weight
- proyectaba
proyectaba
46,857 corpus weight
- proyectaron
proyectaron
46,856 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “priest” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | priest |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɻiːst/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,139 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “priest” en español
Rare enough to double-check
priest is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,139 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɻiːst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sacerdote.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for priest, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is priest, spelled P-R-I-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1Sacerdote.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how priest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).