prostituto

[pɾost̪iˈt̪ut̪o]

/[pɾost̪iˈt̪ut̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“prostituto” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,358 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,358
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hombre que mantiene relaciones sexuales por dinero

Corpus desk

Index ES-prostituto · prostituto · Spanish

prostituto · rank #81,358 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,358
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH prosiguiendo

Nearest frequency peer: prosiguiendo (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “prostituto”

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 “prostituto” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prostituto
PropertyValue
Headwordprostituto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾost̪iˈt̪ut̪o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,358
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “prostituto” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “prosiguiendo” (#81,357), “pudín” (#81,361), “prometiera” (#81,354). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “prostituto” va en #81,358. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prostituto is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,358 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɾost̪iˈt̪ut̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hombre que mantiene relaciones sexuales por dinero".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prostituto, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is prostituto, spelled P-R-O-S-T-I-T-U-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hombre que mantiene relaciones sexuales por dinero

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 "prostituto"?
"prostituto" is spelled P-R-O-S-T-I-T-U-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾost̪iˈt̪ut̪o].
What does "prostituto" mean?
As a noun, "prostituto" means: Hombre que mantiene relaciones sexuales por dinero
How do you pronounce "prostituto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prostituto" is [pɾost̪iˈt̪ut̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prostituto" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prometiera#81,354processing#81,351procediera#81,350pretendéis#81,345

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list