procuren

[pɾoˈkuɾẽn]

/[pɾoˈkuɾẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“procuren” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,574 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,574
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de procurar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-procuren · procuren · Spanish

procuren · rank #56,574 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,574
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH profesar

Nearest frequency peer: profesar (+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 “procuren”

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 “procuren” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for procuren
PropertyValue
Headwordprocuren
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾoˈkuɾẽn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,574
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “procuren” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).procurencae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “profesar” (#56,575), “profeso” (#56,576), “presse” (#56,571). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “procuren” va en #56,574. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

procuren is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,574 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾoˈkuɾẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for procuren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is procuren, spelled P-R-O-C-U-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de procurar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo 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 "procuren"?
"procuren" is spelled P-R-O-C-U-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈkuɾẽn].
What does "procuren" mean?
As a verb, "procuren" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de procurar.
How do you pronounce "procuren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "procuren" is [pɾoˈkuɾẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "procuren" come from?
"procuren" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

profesar#56,575positive#56,567propugna#56,583proteica#56,584

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list