prudence

[pʀydɑ̃s]

/[pʀydɑ̃s]/ noun

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The verdict

“prudence” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,229 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,229
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prudencia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prudence · prudence · Spanish

prudence · rank #72,229 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,229
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pronunciamos

Nearest frequency peer: pronunciamos (-2 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 “prudence”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prudence
PropertyValue
Headwordprudence
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʀydɑ̃s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,229
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “prudence” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).prudencecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pronunciamos” (#72,227), “promulgaron” (#72,226), “puericultura” (#72,232). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “prudence” va en #72,229. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prudence is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,229 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʀydɑ̃s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

prudence has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is prudence, spelled P-R-U-D-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prudencia.
  2. 2
    Prudencia.
  3. 3
    Inteligencia.

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 "prudence"?
"prudence" is spelled P-R-U-D-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʀydɑ̃s].
What does "prudence" mean?
As a noun, "prudence" means: Prudencia.
How do you pronounce "prudence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prudence" is [pʀydɑ̃s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prudence" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

plagiado#72,203reflotar#72,260regadíos#72,263pedirían#72,191

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list