prepare

/[pɾeˈpaɾe]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,844

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

prepare is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de preparar. Pronounced [pɾeˈpaɾe]. Often confused with preparo and preparen.

Key facts for prepare
PropertyValue
Headwordprepare
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾeˈpaɾe]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,844
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for prepare is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾeˈpaɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,844 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for prepare, with forms such as "perpare", "pprepare", and "preapre". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "preparo", "preparen", "prepago", 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 prepare, spelled P-R-E-P-A-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: perpare,pprepare,preapre,prepaer,preparre,preppare,preprae,prpeare,prrepare,rpepare

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for prepare

Misspelling Variants of "prepare"

perpare7pprepare8preapre7prepaer7preparre8preppare8preprae7prpeare7
Misspelling Variants of "prepare"

Frequency rank: #19,844 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prepare"?
"prepare" is spelled P-R-E-P-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeˈpaɾe].
What does "prepare" mean?
As a verb, "prepare" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de preparar.
What words are commonly confused with "prepare"?
"prepare" is commonly confused with "preparo", "preparen", "prepago". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prepare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prepare" is [pɾeˈpaɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prepare" come from?
"prepare" 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.