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prolongado

Spanish, adjective/pɾolonˈɡado/

prolongado is spelled P-R-O-L-O-N-G-A-D-O (10 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 13,858th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prolongado is a Spanish adjective meaning “prolonged, protracted, extended” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of prolongar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que apreciablemente es más largo que ancho”.

What does prolongado mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    prolonged, protracted, extended

  2. 2

    lengthy, time-consuming

  3. 3

    long-term

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of prolongar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que apreciablemente es más largo que ancho. 2. Que tiene larga duración.

verb: 1. Participio de prolongar.

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 prolongado

  • prolongada feminine
  • prolongados masculine plural
  • prolongadas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce prolongado?

  • /pɾolonˈɡado/
  • [pɾo.lõŋˈɡa.ð̞o]
  • [pɾolõŋˈgað̞o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to prolongado

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is prolongado in Spanish?

prolongado appears 4.1 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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