precário

adj

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The verdict

“precário” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,757. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,757
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de pouca estabilidade ou duração

Corpus desk

Index PT-precario · precário · Portuguese

precário · rank #24,757 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,757
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH precariedade

Nearest frequency peer: precariedade (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “precário”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “precário” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

precário vs preparo
63% similar
precário vs primário
75% similar
precário vs prefácio
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for precário
PropertyValue
Headwordprecário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,757
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “precário”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.precáriocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “precariedade” (#24,755), “pinga” (#24,754), “papão” (#24,749). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “precário” fica em #24,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around precário, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,757 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for precário, with forms such as "percário", "pprecário", and "prceário". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "preparo", "primário", "prefácio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is precário, spelled P-R-E-C-Á-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    de pouca estabilidade ou duração
  2. 2
    aquilo ao qual não se aplica os meios ou recursos necessários

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how precário appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O serviço de telefonia é precário e o acesso à internet, em cumprimento do interesse do próprio Estado, é difícil e limitado.

This word in other languages

precarious(English)precario(Español)précaire(Français)unsicher(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • percário
  • pprecário
  • prceário
  • preccário
  • precráio
  • precáiro
  • precároi
  • precárrio
  • preácrio
  • prrecário
  • rpecário

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of precário - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

percário2pprecário1prceário2preccário1precráio2precáiro2precároi2precárrio1
Edit distance from "precário"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "precário"?
"precário" is spelled P-R-E-C-Á-R-I-O.
What does "precário" mean?
As an adjective, "precário" means: de pouca estabilidade ou duração
What words are commonly confused with "precário"?
"precário" is commonly confused with "preparo", "primário", "prefácio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "precário" come from?
"precário" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "precário", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arruinar#24,858français#24,656biosfera#24,873chilenos#24,897

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

thunder11 variantsuruguaios11 variantshamster11 variantsbrindar11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list