pringar
[pɾĩŋˈgaɾ]
The verdict
“pringar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Empapar con pringue el pan u otro alimento.
Corpus desk
Index ES-pringar · pringar · Spanish
pringar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pringar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾĩŋˈgaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pringar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pringar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾĩŋˈgaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pringar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Al triste de mi padrastro azotaron y pringaron, y a mi madre pusieron pena por justicia, sobre el acostumbrado centenario, que en casa del sobredicho Comendador no entrase
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.