preciso

[pɾeˈsiso]

/[pɾeˈsiso]/ adj

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The verdict

“preciso” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,246. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,246
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Necesario, indispensable.

Corpus desk

Index ES-preciso · preciso · Spanish

preciso · rank #5,246 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,246
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH positivos

Nearest frequency peer: positivos (-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 “preciso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “preciso” 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).

preciso vs premio
71% similar
preciso vs previo
71% similar
preciso vs predio
71% similar

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

Key facts for preciso
PropertyValue
Headwordpreciso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɾeˈsiso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,246
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “preciso”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).precisocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “positivos” (#5,245), “presentaron” (#5,247), “ramas” (#5,248). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “preciso” va en #5,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around preciso (IPA [pɾeˈsiso]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,246 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for preciso, with forms such as "perciso", "ppreciso", and "prceiso". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "premio", "previo", "predio", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is preciso, spelled P-R-E-C-I-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Necesario, indispensable.
  2. 2
    Determinado con toda claridad.
  3. 3
    Puntual, exacto.
  4. 4
    Distinto o claro.
  5. 5
    Separado de otra cosa.
  6. 6
    Conciso
  7. 7
    Abstraído mentalmente.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perciso
  • ppreciso
  • prceiso
  • precciso
  • precisso
  • precsio
  • preicso
  • presiso
  • prreciso
  • rpeciso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of preciso - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

perciso2ppreciso1prceiso2precciso1precisso1precsio2preicso2presiso1
Edit distance from "preciso"

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 "preciso"?
"preciso" is spelled P-R-E-C-I-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeˈsiso].
What does "preciso" mean?
As an adjective, "preciso" means: Necesario, indispensable.
What words are commonly confused with "preciso"?
"preciso" is commonly confused with "premio", "previo", "predio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "preciso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "preciso" is [pɾeˈsiso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "preciso" come from?
"preciso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

masiva10 variantsvendido10 variantshumanas10 variantsfuturos10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list