promiscuo

[pɾoˈmiskwo]

/[pɾoˈmiskwo]/ adj

The verdict

“promiscuo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,849 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,849
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que gusta de tener sexo y de tener más de una pareja sexual, sin fidelidad a una sola, y sin gran criterio al seleccionar una pareja.

Corpus desk

Index ES-promiscuo · promiscuo · Spanish

promiscuo · rank #68,849 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,849
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH promocionada

Nearest frequency peer: promocionada (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “promiscuo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “promiscuo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for promiscuo
PropertyValue
Headwordpromiscuo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɾoˈmiskwo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,849
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “promiscuo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).promiscuocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “promocionada” (#68,850), “probemos” (#68,847), “propagandísticos” (#68,851). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “promiscuo” va en #68,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

promiscuo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,849 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pɾoˈmiskwo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for promiscuo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is promiscuo, spelled P-R-O-M-I-S-C-U-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que gusta de tener sexo y de tener más de una pareja sexual, sin fidelidad a una sola, y sin gran criterio al seleccionar una pareja.
  2. 2
    Mezclado de forma confusa o indiferente.
  3. 3
    Que tiene dos sentidos o se puede usar igualmente de un modo o de otro, por ser ambos equivalentes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Promiscuo abigarramiento .. con lavaderos y letrinas compartidos

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "promiscuo"?
"promiscuo" is spelled P-R-O-M-I-S-C-U-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈmiskwo].
What does "promiscuo" mean?
As an adjective, "promiscuo" means: Que gusta de tener sexo y de tener más de una pareja sexual, sin fidelidad a una sola, y sin gran criterio al seleccionar una pareja.
How do you pronounce "promiscuo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "promiscuo" is [pɾoˈmiskwo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "promiscuo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list