propietario
[pɾopjeˈt̪aɾjo]
The verdict
“propietario” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,803 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,803
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que tiene derecho de propiedad sobre un bien, especialmente inmueble.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | propietario |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pɾopjeˈt̪aɾjo] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #3,803 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “propietario” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for propietario is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾopjeˈt̪aɾjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,803 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for propietario, with forms such as "porpietario", "ppropietario", and "proipetario". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "propietarios", "proletario", "propietaria", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is propietario, spelled P-R-O-P-I-E-T-A-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1Que tiene derecho de propiedad sobre un bien, especialmente inmueble.
- 2Que ejerce un cargo en propiedad.
- 3Dicho de un religioso sujeto a voto de pobreza, que incumple este por tener apego a bienes materiales o disponer de ellos como propios.
- 4Dicho de un equipo, que juega en estadio propio.
- 5Dicho de un programa o formato, sujeto a limitaciones en su uso, modificación o redistribución impuestas por el titular de la propiedad intelectual sobre el mismo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: porpietario,ppropietario,proipetario,propeitario,propieatrio,propietairo,propietaroi,propietarrio,propietraio,propiettario,propiteario,proppietario,prpoietario,prropietario,rpopietario
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of propietario - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “propietario”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-P-I-E-T-A-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾopjeˈt̪aɾjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “propietarios” - see the side-by-side comparison. propietario vs propietarios
- 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.