Which to use
“precedió” and “promedio” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,188
- “precedió” frequency rank
- #1,650
- “promedio” frequency rank
- 44838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precedió | promedio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preceder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de promediar. |
Where the eye mixes precedió and promedio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. precedió and promedio follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between precedió and promedio
A purely visual mix-up. precedió ([pɾeseˈð̞jo]) and promedio ([pɾoˈmeð̞jo]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44838, 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]. promedio is at rank #1,650, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈmeð̞jo].
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 44838, this pair ranks #134,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of precedió vs promedio
Shared letters: deipr. Private to "precedió": có. Private to "promedio": mo.
"precedió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "promedio" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- promedio ← pormedio · ppromedio · prmoedio · proemdio · promdeio · promeddio · promedoi · promeido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "precedió" and "promedio" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "precedió" vs "promedio" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "precedió" and "promedio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "precedió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promedio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precedió" and "promedio" 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 #134,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.