precedente

//pɾɨ.sɨ.ˈdẽ.tɨ// adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,000

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

precedente is anPortugueseadj. It means: que está imediatamente antes Pronounced /pɾɨ.sɨ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/. Often confused with presidente and procedente.

Key facts for precedente
PropertyValue
Headwordprecedente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/pɾɨ.sɨ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,000
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of precedente in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for precedente is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɾɨ.sɨ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,000 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for precedente, with forms such as "percedente", "pprecedente", and "prceedente". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "presidente", "procedente", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is precedente, spelled P-R-E-C-E-D-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    que está imediatamente antes
  2. 2
    antecedente
  3. 3
    anterior
  4. 4
    no catolicismo, diz-se da graça que leva o homem a agir

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: percedente,pprecedente,prceedente,preccedente,precdeente,preceddente,precedenet,precedennte,precedentte,precedetne,precednete,preceednte,preecdente,prrecedente,rpecedente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for precedente

Misspelling Variants of "precedente"

percedente10pprecedente11prceedente10preccedente11precdeente10preceddente11precedenet10precedennte11
Misspelling Variants of "precedente"

Frequency rank: #14,000 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "precedente"?
"precedente" is spelled P-R-E-C-E-D-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɨ.sɨ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/.
What does "precedente" mean?
As an adj, "precedente" means: que está imediatamente antes
What words are commonly confused with "precedente"?
"precedente" is commonly confused with "presidente", "procedente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "precedente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "precedente" is /pɾɨ.sɨ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "precedente" come from?
"precedente" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.