prosaico
[pɾoˈsajko]
The verdict
“prosaico” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #88,215 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #88,215
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dícese de la obra poética o de cualquiera de sus partes: Que adolece de prosaísmo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prosaico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pɾoˈsajko] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #88,215 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prosaico” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for prosaico is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾoˈsajko]. Corpus data places it at rank #88,215 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for prosaico in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is prosaico, spelled P-R-O-S-A-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Dícese de la obra poética o de cualquiera de sus partes: Que adolece de prosaísmo.
- 2De la prosa o relativo a ella, o escrito en prosa.
- 3Dicho de personas y de ciertas cosas: Falto de idealidad o elevación.
- 4Insulso, vulgar.
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 “prosaico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-S-A-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾoˈsajko] (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.