prolija

[pɾoˈlixa]

/[pɾoˈlixa]/ adj

The verdict

“prolija” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,032 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,032
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de prolijo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prolija · prolija · Spanish

prolija · rank #58,032 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,032
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH probatoria

Nearest frequency peer: probatoria (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “prolija”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “prolija” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prolija
PropertyValue
Headwordprolija
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɾoˈlixa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,032
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “prolija” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.prolijacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “probatoria” (#58,031), “privadamente” (#58,030), “promocionarse” (#58,034). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “prolija” va en #58,032. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prolija is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,032 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pɾoˈlixa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de prolijo.".

Zero misspellings are on record for prolija in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is prolija, spelled P-R-O-L-I-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de prolijo.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prolija"?
"prolija" is spelled P-R-O-L-I-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈlixa].
What does "prolija" mean?
As an adjective, "prolija" means: Forma del femenino de prolijo.
How do you pronounce "prolija"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prolija" is [pɾoˈlixa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prolija" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prolija", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list