preparaste
[pɾepaˈɾast̪e]
The verdict
“preparaste” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,755 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,755
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preparar o de prepararse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | preparaste |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾepaˈɾast̪e] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #97,755 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “preparaste” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
preparaste is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,755 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾepaˈɾast̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preparar o de prepararse.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for preparaste, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is preparaste, spelled P-R-E-P-A-R-A-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preparar o de prepararse.
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.
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Using “preparaste”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-P-A-R-A-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾepaˈɾast̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.