prolongar
[pɾolõŋˈgaɾ]
The verdict
“prolongar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #21,451 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #21,451
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hacer más largo espacialmente, alargar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prolongar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾolõŋˈgaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #21,451 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prolongar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for prolongar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾolõŋˈgaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,451 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for prolongar, with forms such as "porlongar", "pprolongar", and "prloongar". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "proponga", "propongan", "prolonga", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is prolongar, spelled P-R-O-L-O-N-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer más largo espacialmente, alargar.
- 2Hacer más largo en términos de tiempo, hacer que dure más.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: porlongar,pprolongar,prloongar,prollongar,prolnogar,prolognar,prolonagr,prolongarr,prolonggar,prolongra,prolonngar,proolngar,prrolongar,rpolongar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prolongar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “prolongar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-L-O-N-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾolõŋˈgaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “proponga” - see the side-by-side comparison. prolongar vs proponga
- 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.