preocuparse

/[pɾeokuˈpaɾse]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,719

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

preocuparse is aSpanishverb. It means: Tener el espíritu absorto en una inquietud, temor o desasosiego. Pronounced [pɾeokuˈpaɾse]. It ranks #6,719 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with preocupas and preocupar.

Key facts for preocuparse
PropertyValue
Headwordpreocuparse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾeokuˈpaɾse]
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,719
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of preocuparse in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for preocuparse is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾeokuˈpaɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,719 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for preocuparse, with forms such as "perocuparse", "ppreocuparse", and "precouparse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "preocupas", "preocupar", "preocuparía", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is preocuparse, spelled P-R-E-O-C-U-P-A-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tener el espíritu absorto en una inquietud, temor o desasosiego.
  2. 2
    Tomar anticipadamente las medidas para que algo salga bien.
  3. 3
    Tener una determinada tarea encomendada.
  4. 4
    Estar prevenido o encaprichado en favor o en contra de una persona, opinión u otra cosa.
  5. 5
    Actuar con presteza y diligencia para el logro de un objetivo.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: perocuparse,ppreocuparse,precouparse,preoccuparse,preocpuarse,preocuaprse,preocuparce,preocupares,preocuparrse,preocuparsse,preocupasre,preocupparse,preocuprase,preoucparse,proecuparse,prreocuparse,rpeocuparse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for preocuparse

Misspelling Variants of "preocuparse"

perocuparse11ppreocuparse12precouparse11preoccuparse12preocpuarse11preocuaprse11preocuparce11preocupares11
Misspelling Variants of "preocuparse"

Frequency rank: #6,719 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "preocuparse"?
"preocuparse" is spelled P-R-E-O-C-U-P-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeokuˈpaɾse].
What does "preocuparse" mean?
As a verb, "preocuparse" means: Tener el espíritu absorto en una inquietud, temor o desasosiego.
What words are commonly confused with "preocuparse"?
"preocuparse" is commonly confused with "preocupas", "preocupar", "preocuparía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "preocuparse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "preocuparse" is [pɾeokuˈpaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "preocuparse" come from?
"preocuparse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.