proa

[ˈpɾoa]

/[ˈpɾoa]/ noun

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The verdict

“proa” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #17,252) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#17,252
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extremo delantero de una embarcación.

Corpus desk

Index ES-proa · proa · Spanish

proa · rank #17,252 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,252
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH presiona

Nearest frequency peer: presiona (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “proa”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “proa” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

proa vs púa
50% similar
proa vs puta
50% similar
proa vs pura
50% similar

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

Key facts for proa
PropertyValue
Headwordproa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɾoa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,252
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “proa”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “presiona” (#17,251), “profetas” (#17,253), “preparaba” (#17,250). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “proa” va en #17,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for proa is neighbouring look-alikes ("púa", "puta", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈpɾoa]. Frequency #17,252 among 6,028 “P” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for proa, with forms such as "pora", "pproa", and "prroa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "púa", "puta", "pura", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is proa, spelled P-R-O-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Extremo delantero de una embarcación.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, sección delantera de la embarcación.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, proa_(1–2) de una aeronave.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how proa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. E tornó el capitán a sus galeas, e queriendo remar la galea del capitán, no pudieron, que encallava de proa en tierra.
  2. También me sorprendieron las teorías de un sabio noruego expuestas en un Congreso que hubo poco ha en Nuremberg, atribuyendo a los audaces navegadores y piratas normandos el descubrimiento de América a par que la invención de la arquitectura gótica, porque poniendo de punta o verticales las barcazas en que navegaban, crearon el arco ojival, que no es más…

Synonyms

branqueproraroda

Antonyms

popapopapopa

This word in other languages

bow(English)proue(Français)Bug(Deutsch)proa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pora
  • pproa
  • prroa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of proa - 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.

pora2pproa1prroa1
Edit distance from "proa"

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 "proa"?
"proa" is spelled P-R-O-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɾoa].
What does "proa" mean?
As a noun, "proa" means: Extremo delantero de una embarcación.
What words are commonly confused with "proa"?
"proa" is commonly confused with "púa", "puta", "pura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "proa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proa" is [ˈpɾoa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proa" come from?
"proa" 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 "proa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Páez#17,259Prat#17,245remo#17,267room#17,281

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list