prohombre
[pɾoˈõmbɾe]
The verdict
“prohombre” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Figura medieval española que, por sus conocimientos y maestría, solía ser elegida para gobernar un gremio.
Corpus desk
Index ES-prohombre · prohombre · Spanish
prohombre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | prohombre |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɾoˈõmbɾe] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “prohombre” en español
Rare enough to double-check
prohombre is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɾoˈõmbɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
prohombre has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is prohombre, spelled P-R-O-H-O-M-B-R-E.
Definition
- 1Figura medieval española que, por sus conocimientos y maestría, solía ser elegida para gobernar un gremio.
- 2Individuo de alto estatus social, de alto renombre y popularidad.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prohombre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hoy el noble y el villano el prohombre y el gusano bailan y se dan la mano sin importarles la facha
Synonyms
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.