precipitar
[pɾesipiˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“precipitar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,834 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,834
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tirar, despeñar, arrojar o derribar de un lugar alto.
Corpus desk
Index ES-precipitar · precipitar · Spanish
precipitar · rank #68,834 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,834
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH postularon
Nearest frequency peer: postularon (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “precipitar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- posadero
posadero
31,169 corpus weight
- postularon
postularon
31,168 corpus weight
- precipitar
precipitar
31,167 corpus weight
- preeminente
preeminente
31,165 corpus weight
- prepagos
prepagos
31,163 corpus weight
- presentaste
presentaste
31,161 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “precipitar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | precipitar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾesipiˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #68,834 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “precipitar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
precipitar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,834 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾesipiˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for precipitar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is precipitar, spelled P-R-E-C-I-P-I-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Tirar, despeñar, arrojar o derribar de un lugar alto.
- 2Hacer que una acción o evento suceda antes de lo previsto, se haga de modo más rápido, o tenga lugar sin suficiente reflexión, apresuradamente.
- 3Mover, incitar o exponer a alguien a una situación de gran riesgo o ruina potencial.
- 4Producir en una disolución una materia sólida que cae al fondo de la vasija.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how precipitar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Y he aquí que, sumida en profunda oscuridad, ella se siente precipitada hacia abajo, precipitada vertiginosamente durante un tiempo ilimitado hacia abajo; como si hubieran cavado el fondo de la cripta y pretendieran sepultarla en las entrañas mismas de la tierra.
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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