protegiéndose
Spanish, verb[pɾot̪eˈxjẽn̪d̪ose]
protegiéndose is spelled P-R-O-T-E-G-I-É-N-D-O-S-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish, the 116,020th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Protegiéndose is a Spanish verb meaning “gerund of proteger combined with se” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Gerundio de proteger, con el pronombre «se» enclítico”.
What does protegiéndose mean in English?
verb
- 1
gerund of proteger combined with se
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Gerundio de proteger, con el pronombre «se» enclítico.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce protegiéndose?
- [pɾot̪eˈxjẽn̪d̪ose]
- [pɾot̪exiˈẽn̪d̪ose]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is protegiéndose in Spanish?
protegiéndose appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).