prueben

/[ˈpɾweβ̞ẽn]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,365

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

prueben is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de probar. Pronounced [ˈpɾweβ̞ẽn]. Often confused with pueden and pruebo.

Key facts for prueben
PropertyValue
Headwordprueben
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpɾweβ̞ẽn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,365
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of prueben in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for prueben is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɾweβ̞ẽn]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,365 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for prueben, with forms such as "pprueben", "preuben", and "prrueben". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "pueden", "pruebo", "pruebes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is prueben, spelled P-R-U-E-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de probar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de probar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pprueben,preuben,prrueben,prubeen,pruebben,pruebenn,pruebne,prueebn,prueven,pureben,rpueben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for prueben

Misspelling Variants of "prueben"

pprueben8preuben7prrueben8prubeen7pruebben8pruebenn8pruebne7prueebn7
Misspelling Variants of "prueben"

Frequency rank: #27,365 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prueben"?
"prueben" is spelled P-R-U-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɾweβ̞ẽn].
What does "prueben" mean?
As a verb, "prueben" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de probar.
What words are commonly confused with "prueben"?
"prueben" is commonly confused with "pueden", "pruebo", "pruebes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prueben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prueben" is [ˈpɾweβ̞ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prueben" come from?
"prueben" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.