problemas

/[pɾoˈβ̞lemas]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#306

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

problemas is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de problema. Pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞lemas]. It ranks #306 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with problems and proclamas.

Key facts for problemas
PropertyValue
Headwordproblemas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾoˈβ̞lemas]
Letters9
Frequency rank#306
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for problemas is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾoˈβ̞lemas]. Corpus data places it at rank #306 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de problema.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for problemas, with forms such as "porblemas", "pproblemas", and "prbolemas". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "problems", "proclamas", "problem", 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 problemas, spelled P-R-O-B-L-E-M-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de problema.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porblemas,pproblemas,prbolemas,probblemas,probelmas,probleams,problemass,problemmas,problemsa,probllemas,problmeas,prolbemas,provlemas,prroblemas,rpoblemas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for problemas

Misspelling Variants of "problemas"

porblemas9pproblemas10prbolemas9probblemas10probelmas9probleams9problemass10problemmas10
Misspelling Variants of "problemas"

Frequency rank: #306 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "problemas"?
"problemas" is spelled P-R-O-B-L-E-M-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈβ̞lemas].
What does "problemas" mean?
As a noun, "problemas" means: Forma del plural de problema.
What words are commonly confused with "problemas"?
"problemas" is commonly confused with "problems", "proclamas", "problem". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "problemas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "problemas" is [pɾoˈβ̞lemas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "problemas" come from?
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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.