prostitución

/[pɾost̪it̪uˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“prostitución” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,617 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#7,617
frequency rank, Spanish
12
letters
19
tracked misspellings

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Acción o efecto de prostituir o de prostituirse.

Key facts for prostitución
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Headwordprostitución
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾost̪it̪uˈsjõn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#7,617
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prostitución” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). prostitución lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for prostitución is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾost̪it̪uˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,617 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for prostitución, with forms such as "porstitución", "pprostitución", and "prosittución". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is prostitución, spelled P-R-O-S-T-I-T-U-C-I-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de prostituir o de prostituirse.
  2. 2
    Pérdida de valores morales.
  3. 3
    Oficio de quien se prostituye.
  4. 4
    Figurativamente, degradación moral a la que uno se expone a cambio de réditos monetarios.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porstitución,pprostitución,prosittución,prosstitución,prostitcuión,prostittución,prostitucción,prostitucinó,prostituciónn,prostitucóin,prostituicón,prostitusión,prostiutción,prosttitución,prosttiución,protsitución,prrostitución,prsotitución,rpostitución

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prostitución — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "prostitución"

porstitución2pprostitución1prosittución2prosstitución1prostitcuión2prostittución1prostitucción1prostitucinó2
Edit distance from "prostitución"

Frequency rank: #7,617 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prostitución"?
"prostitución" is spelled P-R-O-S-T-I-T-U-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾost̪it̪uˈsjõn].
What does "prostitución" mean?
As a noun, "prostitución" means: Acción o efecto de prostituir o de prostituirse.
What are common misspellings of "prostitución"?
Common misspellings include "porstitución", "pprostitución", "prosittución", "prosstitución", "prostitcuión". The correct spelling is "prostitución".
How do you pronounce "prostitución"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prostitución" is [pɾost̪it̪uˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prostitución" come from?
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Using “prostitución”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-S-T-I-T-U-C-I-Ó-N — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɾost̪it̪uˈsjõn] (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

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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.