Which to use
“precios” is a noun and “preciso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #918
- “precios” frequency rank
- #5,246
- “preciso” frequency rank
- 6164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precios | preciso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de precio. | Necesario, indispensable. |
Where the eye mixes precios and preciso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. precios (CCVCVVC) and preciso (CCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: precios vs preciso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: precios is [ˈpɾesjos] while preciso is [pɾeˈsiso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (os ↔ so) - a transposition the eye reads straight past, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
precios is recorded at frequency rank #918, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾesjos]. preciso is at rank #5,246, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɾeˈsiso].
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 6164, this pair ranks #311,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of precios vs preciso
Shared letters: ceioprs. Private to "precios": -. Private to "preciso": -.
"precios" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "preciso" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "precios" for "preciso" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "precios" and "preciso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "precios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preciso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precios" and "preciso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precisado vs preciso". 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 #311,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.