precedióvsprecioWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: precedió is a verb, precio is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“precedió” is a verb and “precio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,188
“precedió” frequency rank
#594
“precio” frequency rank
43782
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature precedió precio
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preceder. Cantidad de dinero en la que está valorado algo.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set precedió and precio apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
precedió
6 ch
precio

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: precedió is [pɾeseˈð̞jo] while precio is [ˈpɾesjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

precedió is recorded at frequency rank #43,188, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeseˈð̞jo]. precio is at rank #594, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾesjo].

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 43782, this pair ranks #140,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of precedió vs precio

Shared letters: ceipr. Private to "precedió": . Private to "precio": o.

"precedió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV  ·  "precio" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • preciopercio · pprecio · prceio · preccio · precoi · preico · presio · prrecio

Frequency comparison

precedió#43,188
precio#594

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "precedió" and "precio" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "precedió" is a verb and "precio" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "precedió" or "precio"?
"precio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #594 in our Spanish list, against #43,188 for "precedió". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering precedió vs precio

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “precedió”; for a noun, it's “precio”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “precedió” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list