proxenetismo
Spanish, noun/pɾoɡseneˈtismo/
proxenetismo is spelled P-R-O-X-E-N-E-T-I-S-M-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 76,156th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Proxenetismo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “proxenetism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Oficio de quien lucra de la prostitución de otras personas”.
What does proxenetismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineproxenetism
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Oficio de quien lucra de la prostitución de otras personas. 2. Acción de prostituir a un tercero.
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 proxenetismo
- proxenetismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce proxenetismo?
- /pɾoɡseneˈtismo/
- [pɾoɣ̞.se.neˈt̪iz.mo]
- [pɾokseneˈt̪ismo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to proxenetismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is proxenetismo in Spanish?
proxenetismo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).