prescindir

/[pɾesĩn̪ˈd̪iɾ]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,945

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

prescindir is aSpanishverb. It means: Privarse o abstenerse de algo; no hacerlo, no consumirlo, etc.; evitar algo. Pronounced [pɾesĩn̪ˈd̪iɾ]. Often confused with presidir.

Key facts for prescindir
PropertyValue
Headwordprescindir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾesĩn̪ˈd̪iɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,945
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for prescindir is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾesĩn̪ˈd̪iɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,945 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 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 prescindir, with forms such as "perscindir", "pprescindir", and "precsindir". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "presidir", 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 prescindir, spelled P-R-E-S-C-I-N-D-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Privarse o abstenerse de algo; no hacerlo, no consumirlo, etc.; evitar algo.
  2. 2
    Hacer abstracción de una persona o cosa; pasarla en silencio, omitirla.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: perscindir,pprescindir,precsindir,presccindir,prescidnir,prescinddir,prescindirr,prescindri,prescinidr,prescinndir,prescnidir,presicndir,presscindir,pressindir,prrescindir,prsecindir,rpescindir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for prescindir

Misspelling Variants of "prescindir"

perscindir10pprescindir11precsindir10presccindir11prescidnir10prescinddir11prescindirr11prescindri10
Misspelling Variants of "prescindir"

Frequency rank: #18,945 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prescindir"?
"prescindir" is spelled P-R-E-S-C-I-N-D-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾesĩn̪ˈd̪iɾ].
What does "prescindir" mean?
As a verb, "prescindir" means: Privarse o abstenerse de algo; no hacerlo, no consumirlo, etc.; evitar algo.
What words are commonly confused with "prescindir"?
"prescindir" is commonly confused with "presidir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prescindir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prescindir" is [pɾesĩn̪ˈd̪iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prescindir" come from?
"prescindir" 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.