procrastinar

[pɾokɾast̪iˈnaɾ]

/[pɾokɾast̪iˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“procrastinar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,607 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,607
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Posponer la realización de una acción o responsabilidad, esperar para hacerlo después.

Corpus desk

Index ES-procrastinar · procrastinar · Spanish

procrastinar · rank #95,607 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,607
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH procrastinaci…

Nearest frequency peer: procrastinación (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “procrastinar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “procrastinar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for procrastinar
PropertyValue
Headwordprocrastinar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾokɾast̪iˈnaɾ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#95,607
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “procrastinar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).procrastinarcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “procrastinación” (#95,606), “propagandísticas” (#95,609), “privativos” (#95,604). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “procrastinar” va en #95,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

procrastinar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,607 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾokɾast̪iˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Posponer la realización de una acción o responsabilidad, esperar para hacerlo después.".

Zero misspellings are on record for procrastinar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is procrastinar, spelled P-R-O-C-R-A-S-T-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Posponer la realización de una acción o responsabilidad, esperar para hacerlo después.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "procrastinar"?
"procrastinar" is spelled P-R-O-C-R-A-S-T-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾokɾast̪iˈnaɾ].
What does "procrastinar" mean?
As a verb, "procrastinar" means: Posponer la realización de una acción o responsabilidad, esperar para hacerlo después.
How do you pronounce "procrastinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "procrastinar" is [pɾokɾast̪iˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "procrastinar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list