privé

[pɾiˈβ̞e]

/[pɾiˈβ̞e]/ verb

The verdict

“privé” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,838 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,838
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de privar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prive · privé · Spanish

privé · rank #98,838 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,838
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH probióticos

Nearest frequency peer: probióticos (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “privé”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “privé” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for privé
PropertyValue
Headwordprivé
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾiˈβ̞e]
Letters5
Frequency rank#98,838
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “privé” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).privécae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “probióticos” (#98,839), “problemón” (#98,840), “profundizaron” (#98,841). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “privé” va en #98,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

privé is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,838 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾiˈβ̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de privar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for privé in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 privé, spelled P-R-I-V-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de privar.

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 "privé"?
"privé" is spelled P-R-I-V-É. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾiˈβ̞e].
What does "privé" mean?
As a verb, "privé" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de privar.
How do you pronounce "privé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "privé" is [pɾiˈβ̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "privé" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list