prolegómeno
Spanish, noun/pɾoleˈɡomeno/
prolegómeno is spelled P-R-O-L-E-G-Ó-M-E-N-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written Spanish, the 217,717th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prolegómeno is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “prologue; prolegomenon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tratado que precede a una obra y recoge los fundamentos generales de la materia sobre la que versa la misma”.
What does prolegómeno mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprologue; prolegomenon
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tratado que precede a una obra y recoge los fundamentos generales de la materia sobre la que versa la misma. 2. Preparación,introducción excesiva o innecesaria.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of prolegómeno
- prolegómenos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prolegómeno?
- /pɾoleˈɡomeno/
- [pɾo.leˈɣ̞o.me.no]
- [pɾoleˈɣ̞omeno]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prolegómeno
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prolegómeno in Spanish?
prolegómeno appears about once in every 37 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).