progesterona
[pɾoxest̪eˈɾona]
The verdict
“progesterona” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,542 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,542
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hormona esteroide involucrada en el ciclo menstrual femenino.
Corpus desk
Index ES-progesterona · progesterona · Spanish
progesterona · rank #59,542 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,542
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 48,357
- PHOTO-FINISH prohibían
Nearest frequency peer: prohibían (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “progesterona”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- precolombin…
precolombinas
40,463 corpus weight
- prescindien…
prescindiendo
40,461 corpus weight
- progesterona
progesterona
40,459 corpus weight
- prohibían
prohibían
40,458 corpus weight
- prolongarse
prolongarse
40,457 corpus weight
- prometían
prometían
40,456 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “progesterona” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | progesterona |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɾoxest̪eˈɾona] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #59,542 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “progesterona” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
progesterona is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,542 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɾoxest̪eˈɾona]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hormona esteroide involucrada en el ciclo menstrual femenino.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for progesterona, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is progesterona, spelled P-R-O-G-E-S-T-E-R-O-N-A.
Definition
- 1Hormona esteroide involucrada en el ciclo menstrual femenino.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). 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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "progesterona", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.