Which to use
“precisa” is a verb and “prevista” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,100
- “precisa” frequency rank
- #9,705
- “prevista” frequency rank
- 15805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precisa | prevista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de precisar. | Forma del femenino de previsto, participio irregular de prever. |
Where the eye mixes precisa and prevista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. precisa runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against prevista's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: precisa vs prevista
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: precisa is [pɾeˈsisa] while prevista is [pɾeˈβ̞ist̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
precisa is recorded at frequency rank #6,100, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈsisa]. prevista is at rank #9,705, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾeˈβ̞ist̪a].
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 15805, this pair ranks #278,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of precisa vs prevista
Shared letters: aeiprs. Private to "precisa": c. Private to "prevista": tv.
"precisa" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "prevista" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "precisa" for "prevista" ever safe?
Frequency check: "precisa" vs "prevista" - which ranks higher?
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 "precisa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prevista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precisa" and "prevista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prevista vs provistas". 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 #278,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.