problems
/ˈpɹɒb.ləmz/
The verdict
“problems” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #43,789 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #43,789
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de problem ('problemas').
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | problems |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɹɒb.ləmz/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #43,789 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “problems” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for problems is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for problems, with forms such as "porblems", "pproblems", and "prbolems". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "problem", "problema", "problemas", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is problems, spelled P-R-O-B-L-E-M-S.
Definition
- 1Forma 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of problems - 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.
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.
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Using “problems”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-B-L-E-M-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpɹɒb.ləmz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “problem” - see the side-by-side comparison. problems vs problem
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.