prefecto
[pɾeˈfekt̪o]
The verdict
“prefecto” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,679. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,679
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Funcionario que vigila el correcto ejercicio de algunos cargos.
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 | prefecto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɾeˈfekt̪o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #16,679 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prefecto” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around prefecto (IPA [pɾeˈfekt̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,679 among 48,357 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for prefecto, with forms such as "pprefecto", "preefcto", and "prefceto". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "proyecto", "presentó", "pretexto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is prefecto, spelled P-R-E-F-E-C-T-O.
Definition
- 1Funcionario que vigila el correcto ejercicio de algunos cargos.
- 2Ministro que preside un tribunal, junta o comunidad eclesiástica.
- 3Título que en la antigua Roma ostentaban varias clases de jefes, de tipo civil o militar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- pprefecto
- preefcto
- prefceto
- prefeccto
- prefecot
- prefectto
- prefetco
- preffecto
- prfeecto
- prrefecto
- rpefecto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prefecto - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “prefecto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-F-E-C-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾeˈfekt̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “proyecto” - see the side-by-side comparison. prefecto vs proyecto
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.