Which to use
“precedido” and “prevenido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,407
- “precedido” frequency rank
- #43,195
- “prevenido” frequency rank
- 68602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precedido | prevenido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de preceder. | Participio de prevenir o de prevenirse. |
Where the eye mixes precedido and prevenido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between precedido and prevenido
A purely visual mix-up. precedido ([pɾeseˈð̞ið̞o]) and prevenido ([pɾeβ̞eˈnið̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68602, 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]. prevenido is at rank #43,195, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeβ̞eˈnið̞o].
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 68602, this pair ranks #34,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of precedido vs prevenido
Shared letters: deiopr. Private to "precedido": c. Private to "prevenido": nv.
"precedido" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "prevenido" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "precedido" and "prevenido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "precedido" or "prevenido"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "precedido" and "prevenido" 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 "prevenido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precedido" and "prevenido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prevenido vs previendo". 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 #34,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.