precedióvspredioTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#43,188
“precedió” frequency rank
#12,029
“predio” frequency rank
55217
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature precedió predio
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preceder. Heredad, hacienda, tierra o posesión inmueble.

Where the eye mixes precedió and predio

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

8 ch
precedió
6 ch
predio

Visual trap between precedió and predio

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: precedió is [pɾeseˈð̞jo] while predio is [ˈpɾeð̞jo]. 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 55217, 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]. predio is at rank #12,029, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾeð̞jo].

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 55217, this pair ranks #79,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of precedió vs predio

Shared letters: deipr. Private to "precedió": . Private to "predio": o.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • predioperdio · ppredio · prdeio · preddio · predoi · preido · prredio · rpedio

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "precedió" for "predio" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "precedió" is a verb and "predio" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "precedió" or "predio" show up more?
"predio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,029 in our Spanish list, against #43,188 for "precedió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "precedió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "predio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #79,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "precedió" and "predio" 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 #79,886 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