progeria

[pɾoˈxeɾja]

/[pɾoˈxeɾja]/ noun

The verdict

“progeria” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Envejecimiento infantil acelerado que, entre otras características, se manifiesta por baja estatura, gran cabeza, canicie y calvicie prematuras, piel seca y arrugada, rigidez articular y carencia d...

Corpus desk

Index ES-progeria · progeria · Spanish

progeria · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for progeria
PropertyValue
Headwordprogeria
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾoˈxeɾja]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “progeria” sits in Spanish frequency

progeria falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

progeria is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɾoˈxeɾja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Envejecimiento infantil acelerado que, entre otras características, se manifiesta por baja estatura, gran cabeza, canicie y calvicie prematuras, piel seca y arrugada, rigidez articular y carencia d...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for progeria, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is progeria, spelled P-R-O-G-E-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Envejecimiento infantil acelerado que, entre otras características, se manifiesta por baja estatura, gran cabeza, canicie y calvicie prematuras, piel seca y arrugada, rigidez articular y carencia de cejas, pestañas y grasa subcutánea.

Synonyms

síndrome de Hutchinson-Gilford

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "progeria"?
"progeria" is spelled P-R-O-G-E-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈxeɾja].
What does "progeria" mean?
As a noun, "progeria" means: Envejecimiento infantil acelerado que, entre otras características, se manifiesta por baja estatura, gran cabeza, canicie y calvicie prematuras, piel seca y arrugada, rigidez articular y carencia d...
How do you pronounce "progeria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "progeria" is [pɾoˈxeɾja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "progeria" come from?
"progeria" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list