Which to use
“precisan” is a verb and “precisión” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,514
- “precisan” frequency rank
- #5,424
- “precisión” frequency rank
- 33938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precisan | precisión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de precisar. | Obligación o necesidad indispensable de hacer alguna cosa. |
Where the eye mixes precisan and precisión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between precisan and precisión
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: precisan is [pɾeˈsisãn] while precisión is [pɾesiˈsjõn]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
precisan is recorded at frequency rank #28,514, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈsisãn]. precisión is at rank #5,424, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾesiˈsjõn].
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 33938, this pair ranks #194,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of precisan vs precisión
Shared letters: ceinprs. Private to "precisan": a. Private to "precisión": ó.
"precisan" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "precisión" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- precisan ← percisan · pprecisan · prceisan · preccisan · preciasn · precisann · precisna · precissan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "precisan" and "precisión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "precisan" or "precisión" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "precisan" and "precisión" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "precisan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "precisión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precisan" and "precisión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precisan vs premian". 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 #194,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.