proparoxítono
[pɾopaɾokˈsit̪ono]
The verdict
“proparoxítono” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Referido a una palabra cuya acentuación recae en su antepenúltima sílaba. En español, todas las palabras proparoxítonas llevan tilde (acento ortográfico) en la vocal donde recae la acentuación.
Corpus desk
Index ES-proparoxitono · proparoxítono · Spanish
proparoxítono · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | proparoxítono |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pɾopaɾokˈsit̪ono] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “proparoxítono” en español
Rare enough to double-check
proparoxítono is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pɾopaɾokˈsit̪ono]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for proparoxítono in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists 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 proparoxítono, spelled P-R-O-P-A-R-O-X-Í-T-O-N-O.
Definition
- 1Referido a una palabra cuya acentuación recae en su antepenúltima sílaba. En español, todas las palabras proparoxítonas llevan tilde (acento ortográfico) en la vocal donde recae la acentuación.
- 2Se dice de un verso que termina en una palabra esdrújula.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how proparoxítono appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
teléfono, informática o enciclopédico son palabras proparoxítonas.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.