préstamo
[ˈpɾest̪amo]
The verdict
“préstamo” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,934 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,934
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de prestar.
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 | préstamo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɾest̪amo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #4,934 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “préstamo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for préstamo is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɾest̪amo]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,934 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for préstamo, with forms such as "ppréstamo", "prréstamo", and "prsétamo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "presto", "prestar", "prestan", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is préstamo, spelled P-R-É-S-T-A-M-O.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de prestar.
- 2Por extensión, aquella cosa o suma que se presta.
- 3En particular, dinero que se solicita en préstamo₁ a un acreedor, a ser devuelto con intereses.
- 4Contrato que estipula las condiciones de un préstamo₃.
- 5Vocablo o giro que una lengua toma de otra.
- 6Dinero que se abonaba regularmente a los seminaristas durante sus estudios.
- 7Terreno del que se saca material de relleno para construir un terraplén.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ppréstamo,prréstamo,prsétamo,présatmo,présstamo,préstammo,préstaom,préstmao,présttamo,prétsamo,pérstamo,rpéstamo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of préstamo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “préstamo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-É-S-T-A-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpɾest̪amo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “presto” - see the side-by-side comparison. préstamo vs presto
- 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.