preterición
Spanish, noun/pɾeteɾiˈθjon/
preterición is spelled P-R-E-T-E-R-I-C-I-Ó-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written Spanish, the 206,423rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preterición is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “preterition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de preterir, olvidar algo o a alguien intencionadamente”.
What does preterición mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepreterition
- 2
femininepreterition
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de preterir, olvidar algo o a alguien intencionadamente. 2. Figura que consiste en declarar que se omite o pasa por alto algo, cuando de hecho se aprovecha la ocasión para llamar la atención sobre ello, como en: "no entraré a valorar ahora la desastrosa gestión de su gabinete".
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of preterición
- pretericiones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preterición?
- /pɾeteɾiˈθjon/
- [pɾe.t̪e.ɾiˈθjõn]
- /pɾeteɾiˈsjon/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is preterición in Spanish?
preterición appears about once in every 33 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).