prosencéfalo

[pɾosẽnˈsefalo]

/[pɾosẽnˈsefalo]/ noun

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The verdict

“prosencéfalo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Porción anterior del encéfalo de los vertebrados durante la fase de desarrollo del embrión.

Key facts for prosencéfalo
PropertyValue
Headwordprosencéfalo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾosẽnˈsefalo]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prosencéfalo” sits in Spanish frequency

prosencéfalo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prosencéfalo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɾosẽnˈsefalo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Porción anterior del encéfalo de los vertebrados durante la fase de desarrollo del embrión.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for prosencéfalo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is prosencéfalo, spelled P-R-O-S-E-N-C-É-F-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porción anterior del encéfalo de los vertebrados durante la fase de desarrollo del embrión.

This word in other languages

forebrain(English)prosencéphale(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prosencéfalo"?
"prosencéfalo" is spelled P-R-O-S-E-N-C-É-F-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾosẽnˈsefalo].
What does "prosencéfalo" mean?
As a noun, "prosencéfalo" means: Porción anterior del encéfalo de los vertebrados durante la fase de desarrollo del embrión.
How do you pronounce "prosencéfalo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prosencéfalo" is [pɾosẽnˈsefalo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prosencéfalo" come from?
"prosencéfalo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “prosencéfalo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-S-E-N-C-É-F-A-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɾosẽnˈsefalo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list