prevén
[pɾeˈβ̞ẽn]
The verdict
“prevén” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,188. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,188
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de prevenir.
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 | prevén |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾeˈβ̞ẽn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #26,188 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prevén” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around prevén (IPA [pɾeˈβ̞ẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,188 among 48,357 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for prevén, with forms such as "pervén", "pprevén", and "prebén". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "pueden", "previa", "previo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is prevén, spelled P-R-E-V-É-N.
Definition
- 1Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de prevenir.
- 2Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de prever.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pervén,pprevén,prebén,prevné,prevvén,prevénn,preévn,prrevén,prveén,rpevén
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prevén - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “prevén”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-V-É-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾeˈβ̞ẽn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pueden” - see the side-by-side comparison. prevén vs pueden
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.