preocupe

[pɾeoˈkupe]

/[pɾeoˈkupe]/ verb

The verdict

“preocupe” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,452. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,452
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de preocupar o de preocuparse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-preocupe · preocupe · Spanish

preocupe · rank #12,452 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,452
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH postales

Nearest frequency peer: postales (-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 “preocupe”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “preocupe” 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).

preocupe vs preocupo
88% similar
preocupe vs preocupen
89% similar
preocupe vs preocupéis
70% similar

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

Key facts for preocupe
PropertyValue
Headwordpreocupe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾeoˈkupe]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,452
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “preocupe”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “postales” (#12,451), “preparatoria” (#12,453), “poseía” (#12,450). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “preocupe” va en #12,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around preocupe (IPA [pɾeoˈkupe]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,452 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for preocupe, with forms such as "perocupe", "ppreocupe", and "precoupe". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "preocupo", "preocupen", "preocupéis", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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. The correct Spanish form is preocupe, spelled P-R-E-O-C-U-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de preocupar o de preocuparse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de preocupar o de preocuparse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de preocupar o del imperativo negativo de preocuparse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perocupe
  • ppreocupe
  • precoupe
  • preoccupe
  • preocpue
  • preocuep
  • preocuppe
  • preoucpe
  • proecupe
  • prreocupe
  • rpeocupe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of preocupe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

perocupe2ppreocupe1precoupe2preoccupe1preocpue2preocuep2preocuppe1preoucpe2
Edit distance from "preocupe"

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 "preocupe"?
"preocupe" is spelled P-R-E-O-C-U-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeoˈkupe].
What does "preocupe" mean?
As a verb, "preocupe" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de preocupar o de preocuparse.
What words are commonly confused with "preocupe"?
"preocupe" is commonly confused with "preocupo", "preocupen", "preocupéis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "preocupe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "preocupe" is [pɾeoˈkupe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "preocupe" come from?
"preocupe" 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 "preocupe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list