precario

/[pɾeˈkaɾjo]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,448

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

precario is aSpanishnoun. It means: De poca estabilidad o duración. Pronounced [pɾeˈkaɾjo]. Often confused with precio and preparo.

Key facts for precario
PropertyValue
Headwordprecario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾeˈkaɾjo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,448
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of precario in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for precario is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾeˈkaɾjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,448 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for precario, with forms such as "percario", "pprecario", and "prceario". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "precio", "preparo", "primario", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is precario, spelled P-R-E-C-A-R-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    De poca estabilidad o duración.
  2. 2
    Hecho jurídico en virtud del cual una persona ocupa una propiedad o terreno ajeno sin permiso de su dueño y sin un título que justifique su uso.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: percario,pprecario,prceario,preacrio,precairo,precaroi,precarrio,preccario,precraio,prrecario,rpecario

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for precario

Misspelling Variants of "precario"

percario8pprecario9prceario8preacrio8precairo8precaroi8precarrio9preccario9
Misspelling Variants of "precario"

Frequency rank: #21,448 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "precario"?
"precario" is spelled P-R-E-C-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeˈkaɾjo].
What does "precario" mean?
As a noun, "precario" means: De poca estabilidad o duración.
What words are commonly confused with "precario"?
"precario" is commonly confused with "precio", "preparo", "primario". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "precario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "precario" is [pɾeˈkaɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "precario" come from?
"precario" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.