prolijo

[pɾoˈlixo]

/[pɾoˈlixo]/ adj

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The verdict

“prolijo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,804. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,804
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Largo, dilatado y extendido con exceso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prolijo · prolijo · Spanish

prolijo · rank #37,804 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,804
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH progresivos

Nearest frequency peer: progresivos (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “prolijo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “prolijo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

prolijo vs propio
71% similar
prolijo vs próximo
57% similar
prolijo vs prólogo
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for prolijo
PropertyValue
Headwordprolijo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɾoˈlixo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,804
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “prolijo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).prolijocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “progresivos” (#37,803), “propongan” (#37,805), “probadas” (#37,801). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “prolijo” va en #37,804. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around prolijo (IPA [pɾoˈlixo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,804 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for prolijo, with forms such as "porlijo", "pprolijo", and "prloijo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "propio", "próximo", "prólogo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is prolijo, spelled P-R-O-L-I-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Largo, dilatado y extendido con exceso.
  2. 2
    Demasiadamente cuidadoso o esmerado.
  3. 3
    Impertinente, pesado, molesto.
  4. 4
    De factura esmerada y agradable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how prolijo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mas por no ser prolijo dejo de contar muchas cosas, así graciosas como de notar, que con este mi primer amo me acaecieron, y quiero decir el despidiente y con él acabar.

Synonyms

tedioso

Antonyms

desprolijo

This word in other languages

prolixo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porlijo
  • pprolijo
  • prloijo
  • proiljo
  • prolijjo
  • prolioj
  • proljio
  • prollijo
  • prrolijo
  • rpolijo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prolijo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

porlijo2pprolijo1prloijo2proiljo2prolijjo1prolioj2proljio2prollijo1
Edit distance from "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 "prolijo"?
"prolijo" is spelled P-R-O-L-I-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈlixo].
What does "prolijo" mean?
As an adjective, "prolijo" means: Largo, dilatado y extendido con exceso.
What words are commonly confused with "prolijo"?
"prolijo" is commonly confused with "propio", "próximo", "prólogo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prolijo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prolijo" is [pɾoˈlixo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prolijo" come from?
"prolijo" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list