Which to use
“precarios” and “precios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,931
- “precarios” frequency rank
- #918
- “precios” frequency rank
- 32849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precarios | precios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de precario. | Forma del plural de precio. |
Where the eye mixes precarios and precios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. precarios runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVVC) against precios's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses precarios with precios
A purely visual mix-up. precarios ([pɾeˈkaɾjos]) and precios ([ˈpɾesjos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
precarios is recorded at frequency rank #31,931, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾeˈkaɾjos]. precios is at rank #918, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾesjos].
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 32849, this pair ranks #199,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of precarios vs precios
Shared letters: ceioprs. Private to "precarios": a. Private to "precios": -.
"precarios" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "precios" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "precarios" and "precios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "precarios" vs "precios" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "precarios" and "precios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "precarios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "precios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precarios" and "precios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precario vs precarios". 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 #199,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.