Prometeo

/[pɾomeˈt̪eo]/ name

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,790

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

Prometeo is aSpanishname. It means: Dios o genio del fuego, hijo del titán Yápeto y hermano de Atlante. Iniciador de la primera civilización humana, robó el fuego del cielo para dar vida al hombre. Júpiter ordenó a Hefaístos que, en ... Pronounced [pɾomeˈt̪eo]. Often confused with prometo and prometí.

Key facts for Prometeo
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrometeo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[pɾomeˈt̪eo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,790
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Prometeo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Prometeo is 8 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾomeˈt̪eo]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,790 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Prometeo, with forms such as "pormeteo", "pprometeo", and "prmoeteo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "prometo", "prometí", "prometer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is Prometeo, spelled P-R-O-M-E-T-E-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dios o genio del fuego, hijo del titán Yápeto y hermano de Atlante. Iniciador de la primera civilización humana, robó el fuego del cielo para dar vida al hombre. Júpiter ordenó a Hefaístos que, en el Cáucaso, lo clavara y un buitre le devoraba el hígado. Hércules lo libró de aquel suplicio
  2. 2
    Uno de los nombres de la constelación Hércules.
  3. 3
    Imagen del genio perseguido.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pormeteo,pprometeo,prmoeteo,proemteo,promeeto,prometoe,prometteo,prommeteo,promteeo,prrometeo,rpometeo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Prometeo

Misspelling Variants of "Prometeo"

pormeteo8pprometeo9prmoeteo8proemteo8promeeto8prometoe8prometteo9prommeteo9
Misspelling Variants of "Prometeo"

Frequency rank: #33,790 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Prometeo"?
"Prometeo" is spelled P-R-O-M-E-T-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾomeˈt̪eo].
What does "Prometeo" mean?
As a name, "Prometeo" means: Dios o genio del fuego, hijo del titán Yápeto y hermano de Atlante. Iniciador de la primera civilización humana, robó el fuego del cielo para dar vida al hombre. Júpiter ordenó a Hefaístos que, en ...
What words are commonly confused with "Prometeo"?
"Prometeo" is commonly confused with "prometo", "prometí", "prometer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Prometeo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prometeo" is [pɾomeˈt̪eo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prometeo" come from?
"Prometeo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.