Which to use
“precedido” and “precedió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,407
- “precedido” frequency rank
- #43,188
- “precedió” frequency rank
- 68595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precedido | precedió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de preceder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preceder. |
Where the eye mixes precedido and precedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. precedido runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against precedió's 8 (CCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: precedido vs precedió
A purely visual mix-up. precedido ([pɾeseˈð̞ið̞o]) and precedió ([pɾeseˈð̞jo]) 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 68595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
precedido is recorded at frequency rank #25,407, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeseˈð̞ið̞o]. 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 68595, this pair ranks #34,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of precedido vs precedió
Shared letters: cdeipr. Private to "precedido": o. Private to "precedió": ó.
"precedido" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "precedió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- precedido ← percedido · pprecedido · prceedido · preccedido · precdeido · preceddido · preceddio · precediddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "precedido" and "precedió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "precedido" or "precedió"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "precedido" and "precedió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "precedido" 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 #34,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precedido" 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 #34,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.