Which to use
“precedió” and “pretendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,188
- “precedió” frequency rank
- #28,887
- “pretendió” frequency rank
- 72075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precedió | pretendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preceder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pretender. |
Where the eye mixes precedió and pretendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. precedió runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVV) against pretendió's 9 (CCVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between precedió and pretendió
A purely visual mix-up. precedió ([pɾeseˈð̞jo]) and pretendió ([pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 72075, 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]. pretendió is at rank #28,887, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 72075, this pair ranks #26,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of precedió vs pretendió
Shared letters: deipró. Private to "precedió": c. Private to "pretendió": nt.
"precedió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "pretendió" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "precedió" and "pretendió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "precedió" or "pretendió"?
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 "pretendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precedió" and "pretendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preceden vs precedió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.