Which to use
“precavido” is an adjective and “precedido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,479
- “precavido” frequency rank
- #25,407
- “precedido” frequency rank
- 65886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precavido | precedido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que actúa con cautela o precaución. | Participio de preceder. |
Where the eye mixes precavido and precedido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. precavido and precedido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: precavido vs precedido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: precavido is [pɾekaˈβ̞ið̞o] while precedido is [pɾeseˈð̞ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
precavido is recorded at frequency rank #40,479, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾekaˈβ̞ið̞o]. precedido is at rank #25,407, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeseˈð̞ið̞o].
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 65886, this pair ranks #41,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of precavido vs precedido
Shared letters: cdeiopr. Private to "precavido": av. Private to "precedido": -.
"precavido" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "precedido" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "precavido" for "precedido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "precavido" or "precedido"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "precavido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "precedido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precavido" and "precedido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preaviso vs precavido". 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 #41,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.