precaver
/pɾɨ.kɐ.ˈveɾ/
The verdict
“precaver” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,393 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,393
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prevenir
Corpus desk
Index PT-precaver · precaver · Portuguese
precaver · rank #62,393 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,393
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH profetizado
Nearest frequency peer: profetizado (+4 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “precaver”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- poluente
poluente
37,616 corpus weight
- pontudo
pontudo
37,614 corpus weight
- precaver
precaver
37,608 corpus weight
- profetizado
profetizado
37,604 corpus weight
- reap
reap
37,581 corpus weight
- reciprocame…
reciprocamente
37,578 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “precaver” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | precaver |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /pɾɨ.kɐ.ˈveɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,393 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “precaver” em português
Rare enough to double-check
precaver is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,393 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /pɾɨ.kɐ.ˈveɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for precaver, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 precaver, spelled P-R-E-C-A-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1prevenir
- 2acautelar-se
Antonyms
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.
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