privado

[pɾiˈβ̞að̞o]

/[pɾiˈβ̞að̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“privado” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,526
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de o restringido a la intimidad de una persona y su círculo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-privado · privado · Spanish

privado · rank #1,526 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,526
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH podido

Nearest frequency peer: podido (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “privado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “privado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

privado vs privar
71% similar
privado vs probado
71% similar
privado vs private
71% similar

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

Key facts for privado
PropertyValue
Headwordprivado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɾiˈβ̞að̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,526
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “privado”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.privadocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “podido” (#1,525), “propósito” (#1,527), “piedra” (#1,524). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “privado” va en #1,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around privado (IPA [pɾiˈβ̞að̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,526 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for privado, with forms such as "pirvado", "pprivado", and "priavdo". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "privar", "probado", "private", 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 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 privado, spelled P-R-I-V-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio de o restringido a la intimidad de una persona y su círculo.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, que se realiza en el entorno privado₂ de alguien
  3. 3
    Dicho de un servicio o actividad, poseído y gestionado por una entidad distinta del estado. Para ingresar o usar las mismas se ha de pagar una tarifa como usuarios o bien solicitar patrocinio o auspicio. :*Antónimos: estatal, público.
  4. 4
    Propio de o relativo a las relaciones jurídicas entre partes que no cuentan con carácter oficial o estatal.
  5. 5
    Muy alegre.
  6. 6
    Fuera de sí a causa del enojo.
  7. 7
    Que ha perdido de forma temporal y repentina la conciencia y el tono postural.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how privado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El mismo oficio y dignidad de duque tuvo Juan Particiacio, dicho Baduerio, seis años, y le dexó de su gana, y bolvió a vida privada.
  2. El apodo es asunto privado, no público, y puede callarse o decirse, como uno quiera.

Synonyms

particularíntimoreservadodesmayado

Antonyms

públicopúblicopúblico

This word in other languages

private(English)privé(Français)privat(Deutsch)privado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirvado
  • pprivado
  • priavdo
  • pribado
  • privaddo
  • privaod
  • privdao
  • privvado
  • prrivado
  • prviado
  • rpivado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of privado - 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.

pirvado2pprivado1priavdo2pribado1privaddo1privaod2privdao2privvado1
Edit distance from "privado"

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 "privado"?
"privado" is spelled P-R-I-V-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾiˈβ̞að̞o].
What does "privado" mean?
As an adjective, "privado" means: Propio de o restringido a la intimidad de una persona y su círculo.
What words are commonly confused with "privado"?
"privado" is commonly confused with "privar", "probado", "private". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "privado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "privado" is [pɾiˈβ̞að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "privado" come from?
"privado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "privado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

parecen#1,520niveles#1,518técnica#1,535Londres#1,516

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

familiar11 variantsFernando11 variantslenguaje11 variantsmexicano11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list