reprobar

[repɾoˈβ̞aɾ]

/[repɾoˈβ̞aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“reprobar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #45,576. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,576
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Censurar o condenar por alguna cosa a una persona

Corpus desk

Index ES-reprobar · reprobar · Spanish

reprobar · rank #45,576 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,576
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH renombrados

Nearest frequency peer: renombrados (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “reprobar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “reprobar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

reprobar vs reprochar
78% similar
reprobar vs reposar
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for reprobar
PropertyValue
Headwordreprobar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[repɾoˈβ̞aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,576
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “reprobar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.reprobarcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “renombrados” (#45,575), “resfrío” (#45,577), “renombrada” (#45,574). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “reprobar” va en #45,576. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around reprobar (IPA [repɾoˈβ̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,576 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for reprobar, with forms such as "erprobar", "reporbar", and "repprobar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "reprochar", "reposar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is reprobar, spelled R-E-P-R-O-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Censurar o condenar por alguna cosa a una persona
  2. 2
    Dar por insuficiente o malo, no aprobar

Synonyms

aplazardesaprobarsuspendertronarraspar

Antonyms

aprobar

This word in other languages

reprove(English)réprouver(Français)reprovar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erprobar
  • reporbar
  • repprobar
  • reprboar
  • reproabr
  • reprobarr
  • reprobbar
  • reprobra
  • reprovar
  • reprrobar
  • rerpobar
  • rperobar
  • rreprobar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reprobar - 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.

erprobar2reporbar2repprobar1reprboar2reproabr2reprobarr1reprobbar1reprobra2
Edit distance from "reprobar"

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 "reprobar"?
"reprobar" is spelled R-E-P-R-O-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [repɾoˈβ̞aɾ].
What does "reprobar" mean?
As a verb, "reprobar" means: Censurar o condenar por alguna cosa a una persona
What words are commonly confused with "reprobar"?
"reprobar" is commonly confused with "reprochar", "reposar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reprobar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reprobar" is [repɾoˈβ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reprobar" come from?
"reprobar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

revivido#45,583robustez#45,586ruidosas#45,593Saturday#45,598

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

respetará13 variantsrecuperes13 variantssinapsis13 variantsprevienen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list