# prescindir vs presidir

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### prescindir
*verb · IPA [pɾesĩn̪ˈd̪iɾ] · frequency rank #18,945*
Privarse o abstenerse de algo; no hacerlo, no consumirlo, etc.; evitar algo.

### presidir
*verb · IPA [pɾesiˈð̞iɾ] · frequency rank #21,117*
Poseer el cargo de mayor autoridad en una junta, asamblea o tribunal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/prescindir-vs-presidir