profeta

[pɾoˈfet̪a]

/[pɾoˈfet̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“profeta” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,165. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,165
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que goza o dice gozar del don de predecir el futuro por medios sobrenaturales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-profeta · profeta · Spanish

profeta · rank #8,165 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,165
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH prosperidad

Nearest frequency peer: prosperidad (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “profeta”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “profeta” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

profeta vs pronta
71% similar
profeta vs provea
71% similar
profeta vs promesa
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for profeta
PropertyValue
Headwordprofeta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾoˈfet̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,165
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “profeta”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.profetacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “prosperidad” (#8,166), “pino” (#8,163), “provocando” (#8,167). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “profeta” va en #8,165. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around profeta (IPA [pɾoˈfet̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,165 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for profeta, with forms such as "porfeta", "pprofeta", and "prfoeta". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pronta", "provea", "promesa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is profeta, spelled P-R-O-F-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que goza o dice gozar del don de predecir el futuro por medios sobrenaturales.
  2. 2
    Persona que habla o dice hablar por inspiración divina.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how profeta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ¿Hay aún aquí algún profeta de Jehová, para que por medio de él consultemos?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porfeta
  • pprofeta
  • prfoeta
  • proefta
  • profeat
  • profetta
  • proffeta
  • proftea
  • prrofeta
  • rpofeta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of profeta - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

porfeta2pprofeta1prfoeta2proefta2profeat2profetta1proffeta1proftea2
Edit distance from "profeta"

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 "profeta"?
"profeta" is spelled P-R-O-F-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈfet̪a].
What does "profeta" mean?
As a noun, "profeta" means: Persona que goza o dice gozar del don de predecir el futuro por medios sobrenaturales.
What words are commonly confused with "profeta"?
"profeta" is commonly confused with "pronta", "provea", "promesa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "profeta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "profeta" is [pɾoˈfet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "profeta" come from?
"profeta" 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 "profeta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quiebra#8,171pasillo#8,157recetas#8,173reclama#8,174

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Mallorca10 variantssuicida10 variantslimitar10 variantsjournal10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list