procurado

[pɾokuˈɾað̞o]

/[pɾokuˈɾað̞o]/ verb

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The verdict

“procurado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,475 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,475
frequency rank, Spanish
48,357
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio de procurar.

Key facts for procurado
PropertyValue
Headwordprocurado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾokuˈɾað̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,475
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “procurado” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). procurado lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

procurado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,475 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾokuˈɾað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de procurar.".

Zero misspellings are on record for procurado in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is procurado, spelled P-R-O-C-U-R-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de procurar.

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 "procurado"?
"procurado" is spelled P-R-O-C-U-R-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾokuˈɾað̞o].
What does "procurado" mean?
As a verb, "procurado" means: Participio de procurar.
How do you pronounce "procurado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "procurado" is [pɾokuˈɾað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "procurado" come from?
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Using “procurado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-C-U-R-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɾokuˈɾað̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list