preocupado

[pɾeokuˈpað̞o]

/[pɾeokuˈpað̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“preocupado” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,030. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,030
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-preocupado · preocupado · Spanish

preocupado · rank #5,030 · 14 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,030
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH po

Nearest frequency peer: po (-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 “preocupado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “preocupado” 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).

preocupado vs preocupo
80% similar
preocupado vs preocupan
80% similar
preocupado vs preocupar
80% similar

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

Key facts for preocupado
PropertyValue
Headwordpreocupado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɾeokuˈpað̞o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,030
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “preocupado”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.preocupadocae 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 “po” (#5,029), “preparando” (#5,031), “pez” (#5,028). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “preocupado” va en #5,030. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around preocupado (IPA [pɾeokuˈpað̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,030 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Absorto, distraído, ofuscado.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for preocupado, with forms such as "perocupado", "ppreocupado", and "precoupado". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "preocupo", "preocupan", "preocupar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is preocupado, spelled P-R-E-O-C-U-P-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Absorto, distraído, ofuscado.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perocupado
  • ppreocupado
  • precoupado
  • preoccupado
  • preocpuado
  • preocuapdo
  • preocupaddo
  • preocupaod
  • preocupdao
  • preocuppado
  • preoucpado
  • proecupado
  • prreocupado
  • rpeocupado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of preocupado - 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.

perocupado2ppreocupado1precoupado2preoccupado1preocpuado2preocuapdo2preocupaddo1preocupaod2
Edit distance from "preocupado"

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 "preocupado"?
"preocupado" is spelled P-R-E-O-C-U-P-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeokuˈpað̞o].
What does "preocupado" mean?
As an adjective, "preocupado" means: Absorto, distraído, ofuscado.
What words are commonly confused with "preocupado"?
"preocupado" is commonly confused with "preocupo", "preocupan", "preocupar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "preocupado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "preocupado" is [pɾeokuˈpað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "preocupado" come from?
"preocupado" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

preparando#5,031publicados#5,033realizaron#5,036renovación#5,039

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

marketing14 variantsservidor14 variantsencantaría14 variantsdirectiva14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list