profase
[pɾoˈfase]
The verdict
“profase” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera fase de la división celular del tipo mitosis y de la meiosis. En ella se produce la condensación de todo el material genético (ADN) que normalmente existe en forma de cromatina condensada d...
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Index ES-profase · profase · Spanish
profase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | profase |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɾoˈfase] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “profase” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
profase is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɾoˈfase]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera fase de la división celular del tipo mitosis y de la meiosis. En ella se produce la condensación de todo el material genético (ADN) que normalmente existe en forma de cromatina condensada d...".
No misspelling variants are generated for profase 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is profase, spelled P-R-O-F-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Primera fase de la división celular del tipo mitosis y de la meiosis. En ella se produce la condensación de todo el material genético (ADN) que normalmente existe en forma de cromatina condensada dentro de una estructura altamente ordenada llamada cromosoma y el desarrollo bipolar del huso mitótico.
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