Which to use
“precario” and “precarios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,448
- “precario” frequency rank
- #31,931
- “precarios” frequency rank
- 53379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precario | precarios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De poca estabilidad o duración. | Forma del plural de precario. |
Where the eye mixes precario and precarios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. precario runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVV) against precarios's 9 (CCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses precario with precarios
A purely visual mix-up. precario ([pɾeˈkaɾjo]) and precarios ([pɾeˈkaɾjos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “precario” sits inside “precarios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
precario is recorded at frequency rank #21,448, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾeˈkaɾjo]. precarios is at rank #31,931, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾeˈkaɾjos].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 53379, this pair ranks #88,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of precario vs precarios
Shared letters: aceiopr. Private to "precario": -. Private to "precarios": s.
"precario" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "precarios" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "precario" for "precarios" ever safe?
Frequency check: "precario" vs "precarios" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "precario" and "precarios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "precario" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "precarios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precario" and "precarios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precario vs precedió". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #88,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.