Which to use
“precisado” and “precisan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,520
- “precisado” frequency rank
- #28,514
- “precisan” frequency rank
- 74034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precisado | precisan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de precisar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de precisar. |
Where the eye mixes precisado and precisan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. precisado runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against precisan's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: precisado vs precisan
A purely visual mix-up. precisado ([pɾesiˈsað̞o]) and precisan ([pɾeˈsisãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
precisado is recorded at frequency rank #45,520, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾesiˈsað̞o]. precisan is at rank #28,514, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈsisãn].
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 74034, this pair ranks #22,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of precisado vs precisan
Shared letters: aceiprs. Private to "precisado": do. Private to "precisan": n.
"precisado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "precisan" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "precisado" for "precisan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "precisado" or "precisan"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "precisado" and "precisan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "precisado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "precisan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precisado" and "precisan" 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 #22,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.