préstamo

/[ˈpɾest̪amo]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,934

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

préstamo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o efecto de prestar. Pronounced [ˈpɾest̪amo]. It ranks #4,934 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with presto and prestar.

Key facts for préstamo
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Headwordpréstamo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɾest̪amo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,934
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for préstamo is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for préstamo, with forms such as "ppréstamo", "prréstamo", and "prsétamo". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "presto", "prestar", "prestan", 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 préstamo, spelled P-R-É-S-T-A-M-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de prestar.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, aquella cosa o suma que se presta.
  3. 3
    En particular, dinero que se solicita en préstamo₁ a un acreedor, a ser devuelto con intereses.
  4. 4
    Contrato que estipula las condiciones de un préstamo₃.
  5. 5
    Vocablo o giro que una lengua toma de otra.
  6. 6
    Dinero que se abonaba regularmente a los seminaristas durante sus estudios.
  7. 7
    Terreno del que se saca material de relleno para construir un terraplén.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ppréstamo,prréstamo,prsétamo,présatmo,présstamo,préstammo,préstaom,préstmao,présttamo,prétsamo,pérstamo,rpéstamo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for préstamo

Misspelling Variants of "préstamo"

ppréstamo9prréstamo9prsétamo8présatmo8présstamo9préstammo9préstaom8préstmao8
Misspelling Variants of "préstamo"

Frequency rank: #4,934 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "préstamo"?
"préstamo" is spelled P-R-É-S-T-A-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɾest̪amo].
What does "préstamo" mean?
As a noun, "préstamo" means: Acción o efecto de prestar.
What words are commonly confused with "préstamo"?
"préstamo" is commonly confused with "presto", "prestar", "prestan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "préstamo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "préstamo" is [ˈpɾest̪amo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "préstamo" come from?
"préstamo" 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.