prestación

[pɾest̪aˈsjõn]

/[pɾest̪aˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“prestación” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #9,022 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,022
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Efecto y acción de prestar o conceder algo.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

prestación vs prestaron
70% similar
prestación vs presunción
80% similar
prestación vs prestaciones
75% similar

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

Key facts for prestación
PropertyValue
Headwordprestación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾest̪aˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,022
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prestación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). prestación lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for prestación is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾest̪aˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,022 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for prestación, with forms such as "perstación", "pprestación", and "presatción". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "prestaron", "presunción", "prestaciones", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 prestación, spelled P-R-E-S-T-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Efecto y acción de prestar o conceder algo.
  2. 2
    Servicio o cosa reclamada por alguna autoridad o acordada en un pacto.
  3. 3
    Servicio o cosa que un contratante da o promete al otro.
  4. 4
    Dícese de la ayuda que se le da a un necesitado.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: perstación,pprestación,presatción,presstación,prestacción,prestacinó,prestaciónn,prestacóin,prestaicón,prestasión,prestcaión,presttación,pretsación,prrestación,prsetación,rpestación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prestación - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

perstación2pprestación1presatción2presstación1prestacción1prestacinó2prestaciónn1prestacóin2
Edit distance from "prestación"

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 "prestación"?
"prestación" is spelled P-R-E-S-T-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾest̪aˈsjõn].
What does "prestación" mean?
As a noun, "prestación" means: Efecto y acción de prestar o conceder algo.
What words are commonly confused with "prestación"?
"prestación" is commonly confused with "prestaron", "presunción", "prestaciones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prestación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prestación" is [pɾest̪aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prestación" come from?
"prestación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “prestación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-S-T-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɾest̪aˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “prestaron” - see the side-by-side comparison. prestación vs prestaron
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list