prefacio
[pɾeˈfasjo]
The verdict
“prefacio” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,797. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,797
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Texto preparatorio o introductorio que da comienzo a una obra escrita
Corpus desk
Index ES-prefacio · prefacio · Spanish
prefacio · rank #29,797 · 12 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-MID #29,797
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH predice
Nearest frequency peer: predice (-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 “prefacio”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- plomero
plomero
70,208 corpus weight
- predice
predice
70,205 corpus weight
- prefacio
prefacio
70,204 corpus weight
- presidio
presidio
70,203 corpus weight
- presupuesta…
presupuestarios
70,201 corpus weight
- propiciado
propiciado
70,200 corpus weight
What this shows “prefacio” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | prefacio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɾeˈfasjo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #29,797 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “prefacio”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around prefacio (IPA [pɾeˈfasjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,797 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for prefacio, with forms such as "perfacio", "pprefacio", and "preafcio". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "prefirió", "prefecto", "presagio", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is prefacio, spelled P-R-E-F-A-C-I-O.
Definition
- 1Texto preparatorio o introductorio que da comienzo a una obra escrita
- 2Parte de la misa católica, leída antes del canon, en la que la congregación da gracias o glorifica a dios
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- perfacio
- pprefacio
- preafcio
- prefaccio
- prefacoi
- prefaico
- prefasio
- prefcaio
- preffacio
- prfeacio
- prrefacio
- rpefacio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prefacio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "prefacio"?
What does "prefacio" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "prefacio"?
How do you pronounce "prefacio"?
What language does "prefacio" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prefacio", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).