prolongación

[pɾolõŋgaˈsjõn]

/[pɾolõŋgaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“prolongación” has 19 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,476. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,476
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de prolongar, alargar o extender.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prolongacion · prolongación · Spanish

prolongación · rank #20,476 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,476
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH programados

Nearest frequency peer: programados (-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 “prolongación”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “prolongación” 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
Key facts for prolongación
PropertyValue
Headwordprolongación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾolõŋgaˈsjõn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#20,476
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “prolongación”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.prolongacióncae 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 “programados” (#20,475), “promovió” (#20,477), “prevalencia” (#20,474). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “prolongación” va en #20,476. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around prolongación (IPA [pɾolõŋgaˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,476 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for prolongación, with forms such as "porlongación", "pprolongación", and "prloongación". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is prolongación, spelled P-R-O-L-O-N-G-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de prolongar, alargar o extender.
  2. 2
    Parte que se extiende o se prolonga.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La prolongación de la vida busca mitigar el proceso de envejecimiento
  2. La uñas son una prolongación de los dedos

Synonyms

alargamientodilataciónextensiónprolongamientoapéndiceextensióncontinuación

This word in other languages

prolongation(English)prolongation(Français)Verlängerung(Deutsch)prolongamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porlongación
  • pprolongación
  • prloongación
  • prollongación
  • prolnogación
  • prolognación
  • prolonagción
  • prolongacción
  • prolongacinó
  • prolongaciónn
  • prolongacóin
  • prolongaicón
  • prolongasión
  • prolongcaión
  • prolonggación
  • prolonngación
  • proolngación
  • prrolongación
  • rpolongación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prolongación - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

porlongación2pprolongación1prloongación2prollongación1prolnogación2prolognación2prolonagción2prolongacción1
Edit distance from "prolongación"

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 "prolongación"?
"prolongación" is spelled P-R-O-L-O-N-G-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾolõŋgaˈsjõn].
What does "prolongación" mean?
As a noun, "prolongación" means: Acción o efecto de prolongar, alargar o extender.
What are common misspellings of "prolongación"?
Common misspellings include "porlongación", "pprolongación", "prloongación", "prollongación", "prolnogación". The correct spelling is "prolongación".
How do you pronounce "prolongación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prolongación" is [pɾolõŋgaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prolongación" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

repeticiones#20,494reproductiva#20,496rotundamente#20,507interrumpida#20,405

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

socialización19 variantsfarmacéuticos19 variantsdesperdiciar19 variantscaracterizada19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list