precipitación

[pɾesipit̪aˈsjõn]

/[pɾesipit̪aˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“precipitación” has 20 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,676. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,676
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de precipitar o de precipitarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-precipitacion · precipitación · Spanish

precipitación · rank #16,676 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #16,676
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pontificia

Nearest frequency peer: pontificia (-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 “precipitación”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “precipitación” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

precipitación vs precipitaciones
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for precipitación
PropertyValue
Headwordprecipitación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾesipit̪aˈsjõn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#16,676
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “precipitación”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).precipitacióncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pontificia” (#16,675), “predicador” (#16,677), “plenitud” (#16,674). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “precipitación” va en #16,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around precipitación (IPA [pɾesipit̪aˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,676 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for precipitación, with forms such as "percipitación", "pprecipitación", and "prceipitación". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "precipitaciones", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is precipitación, spelled P-R-E-C-I-P-I-T-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de precipitar o de precipitarse.
  2. 2
    Dícese también de los temporales, como las lluvias, granizadas, nevadas, etc.

Synonyms

apremioarrebatoaceleración

This word in other languages

precipitation(English)précipitation(Français)precipitação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • percipitación
  • pprecipitación
  • prceipitación
  • preccipitación
  • preciiptación
  • precipiatción
  • precipitacción
  • precipitacinó
  • precipitaciónn
  • precipitacóin
  • precipitaicón
  • precipitcaión
  • precipittación
  • precippitación
  • preciptiación
  • precpiitación
  • preicpitación
  • presipitasión
  • prrecipitación
  • rpecipitación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of precipitación - 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.

percipitación2pprecipitación1prceipitación2preccipitación1preciiptación2precipiatción2precipitacción1precipitacinó2
Edit distance from "precipitación"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "precipitación"?
"precipitación" is spelled P-R-E-C-I-P-I-T-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾesipit̪aˈsjõn].
What does "precipitación" mean?
As a noun, "precipitación" means: Acción o efecto de precipitar o de precipitarse.
What words are commonly confused with "precipitación"?
"precipitación" is commonly confused with "precipitaciones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "precipitación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "precipitación" is [pɾesipit̪aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "precipitación" come from?
"precipitación" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "precipitación", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

perseverancia#16,669problemáticas#16,684imparcialidad#16,614desobediencia#16,557

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

reproducciones20 variantsaprovecharse20 variantsarquitectónico20 variantscomprobación20 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list