prueban
[ˈpɾweβ̞ãn]
The verdict
“prueban” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #17,796 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #17,796
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de probar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prueban |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈpɾweβ̞ãn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #17,796 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prueban” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for prueban is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɾweβ̞ãn]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,796 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de probar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for prueban, with forms such as "pprueban", "preuban", and "prrueban". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "puedan", "pruebe", "pruebo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is prueban, spelled P-R-U-E-B-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de probar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pprueban,preuban,prrueban,prubean,prueabn,pruebann,pruebban,pruebna,pruevan,pureban,rpueban
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prueban - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “prueban”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-U-E-B-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpɾweβ̞ãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “puedan” - see the side-by-side comparison. prueban vs puedan
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.