problemas

[pɾoˈβ̞lemas]

/[pɾoˈβ̞lemas]/ noun

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The verdict

“problemas” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #306. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#306
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de problema.

Corpus desk

Index ES-problemas · problemas · Spanish

problemas · rank #306 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #306
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH muerte

Nearest frequency peer: muerte (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “problemas”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “problemas” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

problemas vs problems
89% similar
problemas vs proclamas
78% similar
problemas vs problem
78% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “problemas”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).problemascae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “muerte” (#305), “tarde” (#307), “mierda” (#304). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “problemas” va en #306. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around problemas (IPA [pɾoˈβ̞lemas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #306 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de problema.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for problemas, with forms such as "porblemas", "pproblemas", and "prbolemas". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "problems", "proclamas", "problem", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is problemas, spelled P-R-O-B-L-E-M-A-S.

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

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

porblemas2pproblemas1prbolemas2probblemas1probelmas2probleams2problemass1problemmas1
Edit distance from "problemas"

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 "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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list