preempción

[pɾeẽmpˈsjõn]

/[pɾeẽmpˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“preempción” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Derecho a comprar una propiedad antes que otros.

Corpus desk

Index ES-preempcion · preempción · Spanish

preempción · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for preempción
PropertyValue
Headwordpreempción
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾeẽmpˈsjõn]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “preempción” en español

preempciónestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

preempción is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɾeẽmpˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for preempción, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is preempción, spelled P-R-E-E-M-P-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Derecho a comprar una propiedad antes que otros.
  2. 2
    Capacidad de apropiarse de un terreno antes que otros tengan acceso a él.
  3. 3
    Capacidad de un sistema operativo para interrumpir temporalmente una tarea sin necesidad de obtener su cooperación para ello.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how preempción appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es necesario y definitivo que los Estados colonizadores delimiten los territorios aún desocupados del hinterland: y los tratados de repartos así conlcuidos confían a cada Estado sobre su zona de influencia o territorio de expansión una soberanía exclusiva nominal. Pero este derecho territorial no es definitivo: es un simple derecho de preempción que debe…

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "preempción"?
"preempción" is spelled P-R-E-E-M-P-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeẽmpˈsjõn].
What does "preempción" mean?
As a noun, "preempción" means: Derecho a comprar una propiedad antes que otros.
How do you pronounce "preempción"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "preempción" is [pɾeẽmpˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "preempción" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list