precipitado

[pɾesipiˈt̪að̞o]

/[pɾesipiˈt̪að̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“precipitado” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,881 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#28,881
frequency rank, Spanish
11
letters
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sólido que se produce por efecto de una reacción química en una disolución. Tiende a depositarse en el fondo del recipiente que lo contiene debido al efecto de la gravedad.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

precipitado vs precipitada
91% similar

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

Key facts for precipitado
PropertyValue
Headwordprecipitado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾesipiˈt̪að̞o]
Letters11
Frequency rank#28,881
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “precipitado” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). precipitado lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for precipitado is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾesipiˈt̪að̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,881 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sólido que se produce por efecto de una reacción química en una disolución. Tiende a depositarse en el fondo del recipiente que lo contiene debido al efecto de la gravedad.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for precipitado, with forms such as "percipitado", "pprecipitado", and "prceipitado". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "precipitada", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is precipitado, spelled P-R-E-C-I-P-I-T-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sólido que se produce por efecto de una reacción química en una disolución. Tiende a depositarse en el fondo del recipiente que lo contiene debido al efecto de la gravedad.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: percipitado,pprecipitado,prceipitado,preccipitado,preciiptado,precipiatdo,precipitaddo,precipitaod,precipitdao,precipittado,precippitado,preciptiado,precpiitado,preicpitado,presipitado,prrecipitado,rpecipitado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of precipitado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

percipitado2pprecipitado1prceipitado2preccipitado1preciiptado2precipiatdo2precipitaddo1precipitaod2
Edit distance from "precipitado"

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 "precipitado"?
"precipitado" is spelled P-R-E-C-I-P-I-T-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾesipiˈt̪að̞o].
What does "precipitado" mean?
As a noun, "precipitado" means: Sólido que se produce por efecto de una reacción química en una disolución. Tiende a depositarse en el fondo del recipiente que lo contiene debido al efecto de la gravedad.
What words are commonly confused with "precipitado"?
"precipitado" is commonly confused with "precipitada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "precipitado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "precipitado" is [pɾesipiˈt̪að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "precipitado" come from?
"precipitado" 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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Using “precipitado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-C-I-P-I-T-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɾesipiˈt̪að̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “precipitada” - see the side-by-side comparison. precipitado vs precipitada
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list