precautions

/pɹiːˈkɔːʃənz/

//pɹiːˈkɔːʃənz// noun

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"precautions" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“precautions” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,218. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,218
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of precaution

Corpus desk

Index EN-precautions · precautions · English

precautions · rank #13,218 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,218
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH PRATT

Nearest frequency peer: PRATT (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “precautions”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “precautions” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

precautions vs precaution
91% similar

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

Key facts for precautions
PropertyValue
Headwordprecautions
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɹiːˈkɔːʃənz/
Letters11
Frequency rank#13,218
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “precautions”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).precautionslands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “PRATT” (#13,217), “poppy” (#13,216), “protested” (#13,220). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “precautions” is #13,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around precautions (IPA /pɹiːˈkɔːʃənz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,218 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of precaution".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for precautions, with forms such as "percautions", "pprecautions", and "prceautions". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "precaution", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is precautions, spelled P-R-E-C-A-U-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of precaution

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • percautions
  • pprecautions
  • prceautions
  • preacutions
  • precatuions
  • precauitons
  • precautinos
  • precautionns
  • precautionss
  • precautiosn
  • precautoins
  • precauttions
  • preccautions
  • precuations
  • prrecautions
  • rpecautions

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

percautions2pprecautions1prceautions2preacutions2precatuions2precauitons2precautinos2precautionns1
Edit distance from "precautions"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "precautions"?
"precautions" is spelled P-R-E-C-A-U-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /pɹiːˈkɔːʃənz/.
What does "precautions" mean?
As a noun, "precautions" means: plural of precaution
What words are commonly confused with "precautions"?
"precautions" is commonly confused with "precaution". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "precautions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "precautions" is /pɹiːˈkɔːʃənz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "precautions" come from?
"precautions" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

periodically16 variantsinherently16 variantscompetence16 variantscontacting16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list