precavido

/pɾɨ.kɐ.ˈvi.du/

//pɾɨ.kɐ.ˈvi.du// adj

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The verdict

“precavido” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #77,442 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#77,442
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o mesmo que prevenido

Key facts for precavido
PropertyValue
Headwordprecavido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɾɨ.kɐ.ˈvi.du/
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,442
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “precavido” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). precavido lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for precavido is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɾɨ.kɐ.ˈvi.du/. Corpus data places it at rank #77,442 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "o mesmo que prevenido".

Zero misspellings are on record for precavido in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is precavido, spelled P-R-E-C-A-V-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que prevenido

Antonyms

desprecavidodesprevenido

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 "precavido"?
"precavido" is spelled P-R-E-C-A-V-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɨ.kɐ.ˈvi.du/.
What does "precavido" mean?
As an adjective, "precavido" means: o mesmo que prevenido
How do you pronounce "precavido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "precavido" is /pɾɨ.kɐ.ˈvi.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "precavido" come from?
"precavido" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “precavido”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-E-C-A-V-I-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɾɨ.kɐ.ˈvi.du/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list