Which to use
“preciados” is a participle and “precisado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,727
- “preciados” frequency rank
- #45,520
- “precisado” frequency rank
- 80247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preciados | precisado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de preciado, participio de preciar. | Participio de precisar. |
Where the eye mixes preciados and precisado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. preciados (CCVCVVCVC) and precisado (CCVCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses preciados with precisado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: preciados is [pɾeˈsjað̞os] while precisado is [pɾesiˈsað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
preciados is recorded at frequency rank #34,727, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾeˈsjað̞os]. precisado is at rank #45,520, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾesiˈsað̞o].
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 80247, this pair ranks #11,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of preciados vs precisado
Shared letters: acdeioprs. Private to "preciados": -. Private to "precisado": -.
"preciados" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC · "precisado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "preciados" for "precisado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "preciados" or "precisado" show up more?
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 "preciados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "precisado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preciados" and "precisado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precisado vs prensado". 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 #11,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.