próstata
[ˈpɾost̪at̪a]
The verdict
“próstata” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,782. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,782
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Órgano glandular exocrino perteneciente al aparato reproductor masculino, que tiene una gran influencia en el aparato urinario, situado debajo de la vejiga. Su función principal es la nutrición y p...
Corpus desk
Index ES-prostata · próstata · Spanish
próstata · rank #20,782 · 12 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #20,782
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH provisionales
Nearest frequency peer: provisionales (-1 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.
Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “próstata”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- probables
probables
79,223 corpus weight
- programadas
programadas
79,222 corpus weight
- promedios
promedios
79,221 corpus weight
- provisional…
provisionales
79,220 corpus weight
- próstata
próstata
79,219 corpus weight
- publicaba
publicaba
79,217 corpus weight
What this shows “próstata” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | próstata |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɾost̪at̪a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #20,782 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “próstata”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around próstata (IPA [ˈpɾost̪at̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,782 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Órgano glandular exocrino perteneciente al aparato reproductor masculino, que tiene una gran influencia en el aparato urinario, situado debajo de la vejiga. Su función principal es la nutrición y p...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for próstata, with forms such as "ppróstata", "prróstata", and "prsótata". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "posdata", "prestada", "prestaba", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is próstata, spelled P-R-Ó-S-T-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1Órgano glandular exocrino perteneciente al aparato reproductor masculino, que tiene una gran influencia en el aparato urinario, situado debajo de la vejiga. Su función principal es la nutrición y protección de los espermatozoides.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how próstata appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Los ancianos suelen padecer de la próstata
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ppróstata
- prróstata
- prsótata
- prósatta
- prósstata
- próstaat
- próstatta
- prósttaa
- prósttata
- prótsata
- pórstata
- rpóstata
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of próstata - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).