pringar
[pɾĩŋˈgaɾ]
The verdict
“pringar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Empapar con pringue el pan u otro alimento.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pringar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾĩŋˈgaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pringar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pringar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾĩŋˈgaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for pringar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 pringar, spelled P-R-I-N-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Empapar con pringue el pan u otro alimento.
- 2Estrujar con pan algún alimento pringoso.
- 3Castigo usado antiguamente que consistía en derretir tocino a la llama de un hacha sobre las heridas causadas por azotes.
- 4Manchar algo o a alguien con pringue, o con cualquier otra sustancia grasosa.
- 5Herir haciendo sangre.
- 6Difamar, denigrar la imagen de una persona.
- 7Involucrar a alguien en algún asunto ilegal o inmoral.
- 8Salpicar algún líquido.
- 9Salpicar una ropa con agua, para luego plancharla.
- 10Transmitir una enfermedad venérea a alguien.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “pringar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-I-N-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾĩŋˈgaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.