prefación

[pɾefaˈsjõn]

/[pɾefaˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prólogo₁.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prefacion · prefación · Spanish

prefación · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 prefación
PropertyValue
Headwordprefación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾefaˈsjõn]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “prefación” en español

prefaciónqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

prefación is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɾefaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prólogo₁.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for prefación, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is prefación, spelled P-R-E-F-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prólogo₁.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «La profación del tomo I del Diccionario de autoridades ya explicaba cuál era la misión de la RAE: “El principal fin que tuvo la Real Academia Española para su formación fue hacer un diccionario copioso y exacto, en que se viese la grandeza y el poder de la lengua (…)”».

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "prefación"?
"prefación" is spelled P-R-E-F-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾefaˈsjõn].
What does "prefación" mean?
As a noun, "prefación" means: Prólogo₁.
How do you pronounce "prefación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prefación" is [pɾefaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prefación" come from?
"prefación" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list