prelación

[pɾelaˈsjõn]

/[pɾelaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“prelación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,579 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,579
frequency rank, Spanish
48,357
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Derecho de ser tratado con preferencia frente a terceros.

Key facts for prelación
PropertyValue
Headwordprelación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾelaˈsjõn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,579
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prelación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). prelación lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prelación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,579 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɾelaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for prelación in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is prelación, spelled P-R-E-L-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Derecho de ser tratado con preferencia frente a terceros.
  2. 2
    la posibilidad de excluir a terceros por derecho de prelación₁
  3. 3
    Derecho a ser nominado en una lista de varios participantes, por superioridad a los que le siguen.

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 "prelación"?
"prelación" is spelled P-R-E-L-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾelaˈsjõn].
What does "prelación" mean?
As a noun, "prelación" means: Derecho de ser tratado con preferencia frente a terceros.
How do you pronounce "prelación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prelación" is [pɾelaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prelación" come from?
"prelación" 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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Using “prelación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-L-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɾelaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list