predicar
[pɾeð̞iˈkaɾ]
The verdict
“predicar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,534 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #19,534
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Proclamar, hacer una declaración pública.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | predicar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾeð̞iˈkaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #19,534 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “predicar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for predicar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾeð̞iˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,534 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for predicar, with forms such as "perdicar", "ppredicar", and "prdeicar". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "predice", "predicho", "predicen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is predicar, spelled P-R-E-D-I-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1Proclamar, hacer una declaración pública.
- 2Defender una doctrina o ideología ante un público con el fin de que éste la siga.
- 3Tratar de convencer a alguien de que adopte cierta conducta o creencia.
- 4Hacer una declaración sobre un sujeto (un tema, un objeto, un ser).
- 5Alabar excesivamente algo o alguien.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: perdicar,ppredicar,prdeicar,predciar,preddicar,prediacr,predicarr,prediccar,predicra,preidcar,prredicar,rpedicar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of predicar - 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.
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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Using “predicar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-D-I-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾeð̞iˈkaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “predice” - see the side-by-side comparison. predicar vs predice
- 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.