proteger

[pɾot̪eˈxeɾ]

/[pɾot̪eˈxeɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“proteger” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,223. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,223
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Resguardar a una persona o cosa de algún evento que pueda causar un daño.

Corpus desk

Index ES-proteger · proteger · Spanish

proteger · rank #2,223 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,223
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH perfectamente

Nearest frequency peer: perfectamente (-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 “proteger”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “proteger” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

proteger vs proveer
75% similar
proteger vs protegía
75% similar
proteger vs protegió
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for proteger
PropertyValue
Headwordproteger
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾot̪eˈxeɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,223
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “proteger”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).protegercae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “perfectamente” (#2,222), “publicaciones” (#2,224), “pensaba” (#2,221). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “proteger” va en #2,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around proteger (IPA [pɾot̪eˈxeɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,223 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for proteger, with forms such as "porteger", "pproteger", and "proetger". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "proveer", "protegía", "protegió", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 proteger, spelled P-R-O-T-E-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Resguardar a una persona o cosa de algún evento que pueda causar un daño.
  2. 2
    Amparar, favorecer, defender a una persona o cosa.

Synonyms

amparardefenderfavorecerguarecerresguardarrefugiarresguardar

Antonyms

desprotegerdesampararabandonaratacar

This word in other languages

protect(English)protéger(Français)schützen(Deutsch)proteger(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porteger
  • pproteger
  • proetger
  • proteegr
  • protegerr
  • protegger
  • protegre
  • protgeer
  • protteger
  • prroteger
  • prtoeger
  • rpoteger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of proteger - 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.

porteger2pproteger1proetger2proteegr2protegerr1protegger1protegre2protgeer2
Edit distance from "proteger"

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 "proteger"?
"proteger" is spelled P-R-O-T-E-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾot̪eˈxeɾ].
What does "proteger" mean?
As a verb, "proteger" means: Resguardar a una persona o cosa de algún evento que pueda causar un daño.
What words are commonly confused with "proteger"?
"proteger" is commonly confused with "proveer", "protegía", "protegió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "proteger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proteger" is [pɾot̪eˈxeɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proteger" come from?
"proteger" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

licencia#2,216castillo#2,237esperaba#2,209Cataluña#2,238

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Guatemala12 variantsfilosofía12 variantsciviles12 variantscomplejo12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list