Which to use
“precedió” is a verb and “preludio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,188
- “precedió” frequency rank
- #25,771
- “preludio” frequency rank
- 68959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precedió | preludio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preceder. | Acción o cosa que precede a otra y que le sirve de introducción, preparación o inicio |
Where the eye mixes precedió and preludio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: precedió vs preludio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: precedió is [pɾeseˈð̞jo] while preludio is [pɾeˈluð̞jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68959, 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]. preludio is at rank #25,771, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾeˈluð̞jo].
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 68959, this pair ranks #33,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of precedió vs preludio
Shared letters: deipr. Private to "precedió": có. Private to "preludio": lou.
"precedió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "preludio" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- preludio ← perludio · ppreludio · prelduio · prelludio · preluddio · preludoi · preluido · preuldio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "precedió" for "preludio" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "precedió" or "preludio" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "precedió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preludio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precedió" and "preludio" 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 #33,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.