preocupación

[pɾeokupaˈsjõn]

/[pɾeokupaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“preocupación” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,138 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,138
frequency rank, Spanish
12
letters
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de preocupar y preocuparse.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

preocupación vs preocuparon
75% similar
preocupación vs preocupaciones
79% similar

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

Key facts for preocupación
PropertyValue
Headwordpreocupación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾeokupaˈsjõn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#3,138
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “preocupación” 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). preocupación lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for preocupación is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾeokupaˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,138 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for preocupación, with forms such as "perocupación", "ppreocupación", and "precoupación". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "preocuparon", "preocupaciones", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 preocupación, spelled P-R-E-O-C-U-P-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de preocupar y preocuparse.
  2. 2
    Ocupación anticipada de alguna cosa.
  3. 3
    Disposición del ánimo en virtud de la cual toda la atención está absorbida por uno o varios objetos.
  4. 4
    Ofuscación intelectual por error, por la educación o por el ejemplo.
  5. 5
    Distracción.
  6. 6
    Obstinación en una idea.
  7. 7
    Creencia errónea arraigada.

This word in other languages

worry(English)souci(Français)Sorge(Deutsch)preocupação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: perocupación,ppreocupación,precoupación,preoccupación,preocpuación,preocuapción,preocupacción,preocupacinó,preocupaciónn,preocupacóin,preocupaicón,preocupasión,preocupcaión,preocuppación,preoucpación,proecupación,prreocupación,rpeocupación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

perocupación2ppreocupación1precoupación2preoccupación1preocpuación2preocuapción2preocupacción1preocupacinó2
Edit distance from "preocupación"

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 "preocupación"?
"preocupación" is spelled P-R-E-O-C-U-P-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeokupaˈsjõn].
What does "preocupación" mean?
As a noun, "preocupación" means: Acción o efecto de preocupar y preocuparse.
What words are commonly confused with "preocupación"?
"preocupación" is commonly confused with "preocuparon", "preocupaciones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "preocupación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "preocupación" is [pɾeokupaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "preocupación" come from?
"preocupación" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “preocupación”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-O-C-U-P-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɾeokupaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “preocuparon” - see the side-by-side comparison. preocupación vs preocuparon
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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