prorrogar

/pɾu.Ru.ˈɡaɾ/

//pɾu.Ru.ˈɡaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“prorrogar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,428 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,428
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fazer durar além do tempo estabelecido; prolongar

Key facts for prorrogar
PropertyValue
Headwordprorrogar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɾu.Ru.ˈɡaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,428
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prorrogar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). prorrogar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prorrogar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,428 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /pɾu.Ru.ˈɡaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

prorrogar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is prorrogar, spelled P-R-O-R-R-O-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer durar além do tempo estabelecido; prolongar
  2. 2
    adiar o término de; alongar, dilatar

Synonyms

adiar

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 "prorrogar"?
"prorrogar" is spelled P-R-O-R-R-O-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾu.Ru.ˈɡaɾ/.
What does "prorrogar" mean?
As a verb, "prorrogar" means: fazer durar além do tempo estabelecido; prolongar
How do you pronounce "prorrogar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prorrogar" is /pɾu.Ru.ˈɡaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prorrogar" come from?
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Using “prorrogar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-O-R-R-O-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɾu.Ru.ˈɡaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list