precepto

/[pɾeˈsept̪o]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,816

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

precepto is aSpanishnoun. It means: Mandamiento u ordenanza dada por una persona que tiene autorización para ello. Pronounced [pɾeˈsept̪o]. Often confused with presentó and pretexto.

Key facts for precepto
PropertyValue
Headwordprecepto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾeˈsept̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,816
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for precepto is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾeˈsept̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,816 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for precepto, with forms such as "percepto", "pprecepto", and "prceepto". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "presentó", "pretexto", "prefecto", 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 precepto, spelled P-R-E-C-E-P-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mandamiento u ordenanza dada por una persona que tiene autorización para ello.
  2. 2
    Regla o instrucción obligatoria que hay que seguir en un proceso o para lograr cierto resultado.
  3. 3
    Cada uno de los mandamientos del decálogo, de la ley de Dios.

Synonyms

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for precepto

Misspelling Variants of "precepto"

percepto8pprecepto9prceepto8preccepto9precepot8preceppto9preceptto9precetpo8
Misspelling Variants of "precepto"

Frequency rank: #32,816 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "precepto"?
"precepto" is spelled P-R-E-C-E-P-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeˈsept̪o].
What does "precepto" mean?
As a noun, "precepto" means: Mandamiento u ordenanza dada por una persona que tiene autorización para ello.
What words are commonly confused with "precepto"?
"precepto" is commonly confused with "presentó", "pretexto", "prefecto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "precepto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "precepto" is [pɾeˈsept̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "precepto" come from?
"precepto" 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.