problems

//ˈpɹɒb.ləmz// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,789

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

problems is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de problem ('problemas'). Pronounced /ˈpɹɒb.ləmz/. Often confused with problem and problema.

Key facts for problems
PropertyValue
Headwordproblems
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɹɒb.ləmz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,789
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for problems is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpɹɒb.ləmz/. Corpus data places it at rank #43,789 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de problem ('problemas').".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for problems, with forms such as "porblems", "pproblems", and "prbolems". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "problem", "problema", "problemas", 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 problems, spelled P-R-O-B-L-E-M-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 problem ('problemas').

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porblems,pproblems,prbolems,probblems,probelms,problemms,problemss,problesm,probllems,problmes,prolbems,provlems,prroblems,rpoblems

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for problems

Misspelling Variants of "problems"

porblems8pproblems9prbolems8probblems9probelms8problemms9problemss9problesm8
Misspelling Variants of "problems"

Frequency rank: #43,789 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

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