# precipitous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs/ · frequency rank #48,423

## Definitions
1. Steep, like a precipice
2. Headlong
3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden

## Etymology
From obsolete French précipiteux, from Vulgar Latin *praecipitosus, from prae + caput (“head”). Equivalent to precipice (“steep”) + -ous.

## Common misspellings (16)
`percipitous`, `pprecipitous`, `prceipitous`, `preccipitous`, `preciiptous`, `precipiotus`, `precipitosu`, `precipitouss`, `precipittous`, `precipituos`, `precippitous`, `preciptious`, `precpiitous`, `preicpitous`, `prrecipitous`, `rpecipitous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/precipitous