prepare
[pɾeˈpaɾe]
The verdict
“prepare” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,844 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #19,844
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de preparar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prepare |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾeˈpaɾe] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #19,844 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prepare” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for prepare is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for prepare, with forms such as "perpare", "pprepare", and "preapre". 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, "preparo", "preparen", "prepago", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is prepare, spelled P-R-E-P-A-R-E.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de preparar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de preparar.
- 3Segunda 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prepare - 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.
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 “prepare”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-P-A-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾeˈpaɾe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “preparo” - see the side-by-side comparison. prepare vs preparo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.