Which to use
“precario” is a noun and “precedió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,448
- “precario” frequency rank
- #43,188
- “precedió” frequency rank
- 64636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precario | precedió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De poca estabilidad o duración. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preceder. |
Where the eye mixes precario and precedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses precario with precedió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: precario is [pɾeˈkaɾjo] while precedió is [pɾeseˈð̞jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64636, 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]. precedió is at rank #43,188, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeseˈð̞jo].
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 64636, this pair ranks #45,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of precario vs precedió
Shared letters: ceipr. Private to "precario": ao. Private to "precedió": dó.
"precario" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "precedió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- precario ← percario · pprecario · prceario · preacrio · precairo · precaroi · precarrio · preccario
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "precario" for "precedió" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "precario" or "precedió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "precario" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "precedió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precario" and "precedió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preceden 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 #45,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.