Which to use
“preciado” is an adjective and “preciados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,941
- “preciado” frequency rank
- #34,727
- “preciados” frequency rank
- 53668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preciado | preciados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se le tiene gran estima o aprecio. | Forma del plural de preciado, participio de preciar. |
Where the eye mixes preciado and preciados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between preciado and preciados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: preciado is [pɾeˈsjað̞o] while preciados is [pɾeˈsjað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “preciado” sits inside “preciados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
preciado is recorded at frequency rank #18,941, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾeˈsjað̞o]. preciados is at rank #34,727, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾeˈsjað̞os].
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 53668, this pair ranks #86,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of preciado vs preciados
Shared letters: acdeiopr. Private to "preciado": -. Private to "preciados": s.
"preciado" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV · "preciados" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "preciado" and "preciados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "preciado" or "preciados"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "preciado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preciados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preciado" and "preciados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preciados vs prelados". 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 #86,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.