pródigo
The verdict
“pródigo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #41,566 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #41,566
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: Que desperdicia y consume los bienes y caudal propios sin medida y de modo insensato.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pródigo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpɾoð̞iɣ̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #41,566 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pródigo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pródigo is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɾoð̞iɣ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,566 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pródigo, with forms such as "ppródigo", "prdóigo", and "prródigo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "propio", "próximo", "produjo", and more, 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 pródigo, spelled P-R-Ó-D-I-G-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Que desperdicia y consume los bienes y caudal propios sin medida y de modo insensato.
- 2Que dilapida su propio patrimonio en detrimento de su propia familia y los alimentos que debe satisfacerle.
- 3Que desprecia generosamente la vida u otra cosa estimable.
- 4Muy dadivoso.
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ppródigo,prdóigo,prródigo,próddigo,pródgio,pródiggo,pródiog,próidgo,pórdigo,rpódigo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pródigo — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "pródigo"
Frequency rank: #41,566 in Spanish
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Using “pródigo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-Ó-D-I-G-O — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpɾoð̞iɣ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “propio” — see the side-by-side comparison. pródigo vs propio
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Nearby Spanish words
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