precedidavsprendidaConfusable pair

Which to use

“precedida” and “prendida” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,932
“precedida” frequency rank
#28,882
“prendida” frequency rank
60814
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature precedida prendida
Definition Forma del femenino de precedido, participio de preceder. Forma del femenino de prendido, participio de prender o de prenderse.

Where the eye mixes precedida and prendida

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
precedida
8 ch
prendida

Why the eye confuses precedida with prendida

A purely visual mix-up. precedida ([pɾeseˈð̞ið̞a]) and prendida ([pɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

precedida is recorded at frequency rank #31,932, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾeseˈð̞ið̞a]. prendida is at rank #28,882, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a].

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 60814, this pair ranks #57,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of precedida vs prendida

Shared letters: adeipr. Private to "precedida": c. Private to "prendida": n.

"precedida" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV  ·  "prendida" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • precedidapercedida · pprecedida · prceedida · preccedida · precdeida · preceddia · preceddida · precediad
  • prendidaperndida · pprendida · prednida · prenddia · prenddida · prendiad · prendidda · prenidda

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "precedida" for "prendida" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾeseˈð̞ið̞a] versus [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "precedida" or "prendida"?
"prendida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,882 in our Spanish list, against #31,932 for "precedida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "precedida" and "prendida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "precedida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "prendida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "precedida" and "prendida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precedida vs procedido". 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 #57,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list