probar

/[pɾoˈβ̞aɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,994

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

probar is aSpanishverb. It means: Estudiar el funcionamiento o las cualidades de algo. Pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞aɾ]. It ranks #1,994 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with prosa and probé.

Key facts for probar
PropertyValue
Headwordprobar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾoˈβ̞aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,994
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of probar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for probar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾoˈβ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,994 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for probar, with forms such as "porbar", "pprobar", and "prboar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "prosa", "probé", "probo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is probar, spelled P-R-O-B-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estudiar el funcionamiento o las cualidades de algo.
  2. 2
    Ingerir una pequeña cantidad de comida o bebida para conocer su sabor, olor, textura y otras cualidades organolépticas.
  3. 3
    Hablando de la ropa, ponérsela para ver sus medidas, comodidad y aspecto.
  4. 4
    Someter a examen o ejercicios a una persona, para ver sus reacciones y respuestas.
  5. 5
    Presentar hechos o argumentos irrefutables, que demuestran la veracidad o falsedad de algo.
  6. 6
    Utilizar algo por un tiempo, generalmente breve, para luego dejarlo.
  7. 7
    Emprender una actividad para experimentar la novedad.
  8. 8
    Declararse conforme con algo, dar la aprobación.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porbar,pprobar,prboar,proabr,probarr,probbar,probra,provar,prrobar,rpobar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for probar

Misspelling Variants of "probar"

porbar6pprobar7prboar6proabr6probarr7probbar7probra6provar6
Misspelling Variants of "probar"

Frequency rank: #1,994 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "probar"?
"probar" is spelled P-R-O-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈβ̞aɾ].
What does "probar" mean?
As a verb, "probar" means: Estudiar el funcionamiento o las cualidades de algo.
What words are commonly confused with "probar"?
"probar" is commonly confused with "prosa", "probé", "probo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "probar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "probar" is [pɾoˈβ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "probar" come from?
"probar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.