provecto
Spanish, adjective/pɾoˈbeɡto/
provecto is spelled P-R-O-V-E-C-T-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 83 million words in written Spanish, the 314,558th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Provecto is a Spanish adjective meaning “old; ancient” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Maduro, entrado en días; viejo”.
What does provecto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
old; ancient
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Maduro, entrado en días; viejo. 2. Antiguo o anticuado, adelantado en un proceso, o que ha aprovechado en una cosa.
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.
Forms of provecto
- provecta feminine
- provectos masculine plural
- provectas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce provecto?
- /pɾoˈbeɡto/
- [pɾoˈβ̞eɣ̞.t̪o]
- [pɾoˈβ̞ekt̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to provecto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is provecto in Spanish?
provecto appears about once in every 83 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).