prospección
Spanish, noun/pɾospeɡˈθjon/
prospección is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “research” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Exploración de un lugar para determinar los metales y minerales que se encuentran presentes en su subsuelo”.
What does prospección mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineresearch
- 2
feminineprospecting
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Exploración de un lugar para determinar los metales y minerales que se encuentran presentes en su subsuelo.
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 prospección
- prospecciones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prospección?
- /pɾospeɡˈθjon/
- [pɾos.peɣ̞ˈθjõn]
- /pɾospeɡˈsjon/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prospección
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prospección in Spanish?
prospección appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).