precepto
[pɾeˈsept̪o]
The verdict
“precepto” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,816. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,816
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mandamiento u ordenanza dada por una persona que tiene autorización para ello.
Corpus desk
Index ES-precepto · precepto · Spanish
precepto · rank #32,816 · 13 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,816
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH precandidato
Nearest frequency peer: precandidato (-1 rank slots)
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.
Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “precepto”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- pomo
pomo
67,189 corpus weight
- precandidato
precandidato
67,186 corpus weight
- precepto
precepto
67,185 corpus weight
- predilecto
predilecto
67,184 corpus weight
- preocupas
preocupas
67,183 corpus weight
- preponderan…
preponderante
67,182 corpus weight
What this shows “precepto” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | precepto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɾeˈsept̪o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #32,816 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “precepto”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around precepto (IPA [pɾeˈsept̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,816 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for precepto, with forms such as "percepto", "pprecepto", and "prceepto". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "presentó", "pretexto", "prefecto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Spanish form is precepto, spelled P-R-E-C-E-P-T-O.
Definition
- 1Mandamiento u ordenanza dada por una persona que tiene autorización para ello.
- 2Regla o instrucción obligatoria que hay que seguir en un proceso o para lograr cierto resultado.
- 3Cada uno de los mandamientos del decálogo, de la ley de Dios.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how precepto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
no comían verdaderamente mientras cumplían los grandes preceptos, ese signo del ser de los jefes. No tenían esposas con las cuales dormir; permanecían solos, se guardaban de ellas, ayunaban; solamente estaban a diario en la Casa de los Dioses, no haciendo más que adorar, incensar, sacrificar.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- percepto
- pprecepto
- prceepto
- preccepto
- precepot
- preceppto
- preceptto
- precetpo
- precpeto
- preecpto
- presepto
- prrecepto
- rpecepto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of precepto - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).