prole

noun

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The verdict

“prole” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #30,688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,688
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - filhos; crianças; descendentes

Corpus desk

Index PT-prole · prole · Portuguese

prole · rank #30,688 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,688
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH quand

Nearest frequency peer: quand (+9 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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “prole”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “prole” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

prole vs prove
80% similar
prole vs prosa
60% similar
prole vs proto
60% similar

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

Key facts for prole
PropertyValue
Headwordprole
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,688
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “prole”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.prolecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “quand” (#30,697), “podridão” (#30,678), “quentinha” (#30,698). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “prole” fica em #30,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around prole, anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,688 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "filhos; crianças; descendentes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for prole, with forms such as "porle", "pprole", and "prloe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "prove", "prosa", "proto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is prole, spelled P-R-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    filhos; crianças; descendentes

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how prole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. “Está bastante claro que um animal clonado ou sua prole é indistinguível de um animal convencional”, afirmou Arbesfeld.

This word in other languages

offspring(English)prole(Español)descendance(Français)Nachkommenschaft(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porle
  • pprole
  • prloe
  • proel
  • prolle
  • prrole
  • rpole

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prole - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

porle2pprole1prloe2proel2prolle1prrole1rpole2
Edit distance from "prole"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prole"?
"prole" is spelled P-R-O-L-E.
What does "prole" mean?
As a noun, "prole" means: filhos; crianças; descendentes
What words are commonly confused with "prole"?
"prole" is commonly confused with "prove", "prosa", "proto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "prole" come from?
"prole" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quand#30,697parts#30,666rolha#30,711toxic#30,755

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tennis7 variantstorção7 variantsjumbo7 variantsvogel7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list