prosaico

[pɾoˈsajko]

/[pɾoˈsajko]/ adj

The verdict

“prosaico” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,215 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,215
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dícese de la obra poética o de cualquiera de sus partes: Que adolece de prosaísmo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prosaico · prosaico · Spanish

prosaico · rank #88,215 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,215
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH progresiones

Nearest frequency peer: progresiones (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “prosaico”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “prosaico” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prosaico
PropertyValue
Headwordprosaico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɾoˈsajko]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,215
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “prosaico” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.prosaicocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “progresiones” (#88,213), “psicodélica” (#88,217), “procuraron” (#88,212). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “prosaico” va en #88,215. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prosaico is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,215 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pɾoˈsajko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Dícese de la obra poética o de cualquiera de sus partes: Que adolece de prosaísmo.
  2. 2
    De la prosa o relativo a ella, o escrito en prosa.
  3. 3
    Dicho de personas y de ciertas cosas: Falto de idealidad o elevación.
  4. 4
    Insulso, 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prosaico"?
"prosaico" is spelled P-R-O-S-A-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈsajko].
What does "prosaico" mean?
As an adjective, "prosaico" means: Dícese de la obra poética o de cualquiera de sus partes: Que adolece de prosaísmo.
How do you pronounce "prosaico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prosaico" is [pɾoˈsajko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prosaico" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prosaico", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list