promiscuo
[pɾoˈmiskwo]
The verdict
“promiscuo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #68,849 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #68,849
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | promiscuo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pɾoˈmiskwo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #68,849 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “promiscuo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for promiscuo is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾoˈmiskwo]. Corpus data places it at rank #68,849 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.
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
- 1Que 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.
- 2Mezclado de forma confusa o indiferente.
- 3Que tiene dos sentidos o se puede usar igualmente de un modo o de otro, por ser ambos equivalentes.
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.
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Using “promiscuo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-M-I-S-C-U-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾoˈmiskwo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.