prófugo

/[ˈpɾofuɣ̞o]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,208

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

prófugo is anSpanishadj. It means: Dicho de una persona: que anda huyendo de la obligación de presentarse a juicio. Pronounced [ˈpɾofuɣ̞o]. Often confused with propuso and prólogo.

Key facts for prófugo
PropertyValue
Headwordprófugo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈpɾofuɣ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,208
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of prófugo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for prófugo is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɾofuɣ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,208 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 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 prófugo, with forms such as "pprófugo", "prfóugo", and "prrófugo". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "propuso", "prólogo", "profundo", 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 prófugo, spelled P-R-Ó-F-U-G-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una persona: que anda huyendo de la obligación de presentarse a juicio.
  2. 2
    Dicho de una persona: que anda huyendo de la obligación del servicio militar.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pprófugo,prfóugo,prrófugo,próffugo,prófguo,prófuggo,prófuog,próufgo,pórfugo,rpófugo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for prófugo

Misspelling Variants of "prófugo"

pprófugo8prfóugo7prrófugo8próffugo8prófguo7prófuggo8prófuog7próufgo7
Misspelling Variants of "prófugo"

Frequency rank: #30,208 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prófugo"?
"prófugo" is spelled P-R-Ó-F-U-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɾofuɣ̞o].
What does "prófugo" mean?
As an adj, "prófugo" means: Dicho de una persona: que anda huyendo de la obligación de presentarse a juicio.
What words are commonly confused with "prófugo"?
"prófugo" is commonly confused with "propuso", "prólogo", "profundo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prófugo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prófugo" is [ˈpɾofuɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prófugo" come from?
"prófugo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.