pronuncien
[pɾoˈnũnsjẽn]
The verdict
“pronuncien” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,279 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,279
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de pronunciar o de pronunciarse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pronuncien |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾoˈnũnsjẽn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #60,279 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pronuncien” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pronuncien is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,279 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾoˈnũnsjẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pronuncien, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pronuncien, spelled P-R-O-N-U-N-C-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de pronunciar o de pronunciarse.
- 2Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de pronunciar o del imperativo negativo de pronunciarse.
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 “pronuncien”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-N-U-N-C-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾoˈnũnsjẽn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.