prolepsis

[pɾoˈlepsis]

/[pɾoˈlepsis]/ noun

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The verdict

“prolepsis” 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 May 6, 2026) - Figura retórica que consiste en proponerse uno mismo la objeción que otro pudiera hacerle, para refutarla de antemano.

Key facts for prolepsis
PropertyValue
Headwordprolepsis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾoˈlepsis]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prolepsis” sits in Spanish frequency

prolepsis 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

prolepsis is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɾoˈlepsis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prolepsis, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is prolepsis, spelled P-R-O-L-E-P-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Figura retórica que consiste en proponerse uno mismo la objeción que otro pudiera hacerle, para refutarla de antemano.
  2. 2
    Figura literaria que consiste en insertar cerca del comienzo de una historia, información sobre el final de esta.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prolepsis"?
"prolepsis" is spelled P-R-O-L-E-P-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈlepsis].
What does "prolepsis" mean?
As a noun, "prolepsis" means: Figura retórica que consiste en proponerse uno mismo la objeción que otro pudiera hacerle, para refutarla de antemano.
How do you pronounce "prolepsis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prolepsis" is [pɾoˈlepsis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prolepsis" come from?
"prolepsis" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “prolepsis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-L-E-P-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɾoˈlepsis] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list