precavido
Spanish, adjective/pɾekaˈbido/
precavido is spelled P-R-E-C-A-V-I-D-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 40,167th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Precavido is a Spanish adjective meaning “careful, cautious (knowing to prevent risks)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of precaver. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que actúa con cautela o precaución”.
What does precavido mean in English?
adjective
- 1
careful, cautious (knowing to prevent risks)
verb
- 1
past participle of precaver
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que actúa con cautela o precaución. 2. Que está preparado para cualquier contingencia o circunstancia adversa.
verb: 1. Participio de precaver.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of precavido
- precavida feminine
- precavidos masculine plural
- precavidas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce precavido?
- /pɾekaˈbido/
- [pɾe.kaˈβ̞i.ð̞o]
- [pɾekaˈβ̞ið̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to precavido
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is precavido in Spanish?
precavido appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).