pregunté

[pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪e]

/[pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪e]/ verb

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The verdict

“pregunté” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,425. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,425
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preguntar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pregunte · pregunté · Spanish

pregunté · rank #5,425 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,425
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH precisión

Nearest frequency peer: precisión (-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 “pregunté”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pregunté” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pregunté vs presente
63% similar
pregunté vs pregunto
88% similar
pregunté vs presunto
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pregunté
PropertyValue
Headwordpregunté
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,425
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pregunté”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).preguntécae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “precisión” (#5,424), “rayo” (#5,426), “Polonia” (#5,423). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pregunté” va en #5,425. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around pregunté (IPA [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,425 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preguntar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pregunté, with forms such as "pergunté", "ppregunté", and "preggunté". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "presente", "pregunto", "presunto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 pregunté, spelled P-R-E-G-U-N-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preguntar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pergunté
  • ppregunté
  • preggunté
  • pregnuté
  • pregunnté
  • preguntté
  • pregunét
  • pregutné
  • preugnté
  • prgeunté
  • prregunté
  • rpegunté

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pregunté - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

pergunté2ppregunté1preggunté1pregnuté2pregunnté1preguntté1pregunét2pregutné2
Edit distance from "pregunté"

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 "pregunté"?
"pregunté" is spelled P-R-E-G-U-N-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪e].
What does "pregunté" mean?
As a verb, "pregunté" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preguntar.
What words are commonly confused with "pregunté"?
"pregunté" is commonly confused with "presente", "pregunto", "presunto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pregunté"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pregunté" is [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pregunté" come from?
"pregunté" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pregunté", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

negociar#5,414subiendo#5,439majestad#5,406traslado#5,444

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

violento12 variantsagresión12 variantsentrando12 variantscantando12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list