princesa

[pɾĩnˈsesa]

/[pɾĩnˈsesa]/ noun

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The verdict

“princesa” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,743. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,743
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manera de expresarse de un hombre respecto a su pareja, generalmente a su novia o aun a sus amigas

Corpus desk

Index ES-princesa · princesa · Spanish

princesa · rank #2,743 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,743
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH progreso

Nearest frequency peer: progreso (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “princesa”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “princesa” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

princesa vs procesa
75% similar
princesa vs princess
88% similar
princesa vs princesas
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for princesa
PropertyValue
Headwordprincesa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾĩnˈsesa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,743
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “princesa”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.princesacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “progreso” (#2,744), “ponerse” (#2,741), “puesta” (#2,745). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “princesa” va en #2,743. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around princesa (IPA [pɾĩnˈsesa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,743 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Manera de expresarse de un hombre respecto a su pareja, generalmente a su novia o aun a sus amigas".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for princesa, with forms such as "pirncesa", "pprincesa", and "pricnesa". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "procesa", "princess", "princesas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is princesa, spelled P-R-I-N-C-E-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manera de expresarse de un hombre respecto a su pareja, generalmente a su novia o aun a sus amigas

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirncesa
  • pprincesa
  • pricnesa
  • princcesa
  • princeas
  • princessa
  • princsea
  • prinecsa
  • prinncesa
  • prinsesa
  • prnicesa
  • prrincesa
  • rpincesa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of princesa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

pirncesa2pprincesa1pricnesa2princcesa1princeas2princessa1princsea2prinecsa2
Edit distance from "princesa"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "princesa"?
"princesa" is spelled P-R-I-N-C-E-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾĩnˈsesa].
What does "princesa" mean?
As a noun, "princesa" means: Manera de expresarse de un hombre respecto a su pareja, generalmente a su novia o aun a sus amigas
What words are commonly confused with "princesa"?
"princesa" is commonly confused with "procesa", "princess", "princesas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "princesa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "princesa" is [pɾĩnˈsesa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "princesa" come from?
"princesa" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

progreso#2,744permiten#2,739seguimos#2,747trabajan#2,750

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

ingeniería13 variantsperdiendo13 variantsposterior13 variantspreparado13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list