precioso

/pɾɨ.ˈsjo.zu/

//pɾɨ.ˈsjo.zu// adj

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The verdict

“precioso” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,964. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,964
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de preço

Corpus desk

Index PT-precioso · precioso · Portuguese

precioso · rank #7,964 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,964
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH prisioneiro

Nearest frequency peer: prisioneiro (+1 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 “precioso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “precioso” 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).

precioso vs preciso
88% similar
precioso vs precisão
75% similar
precioso vs precious
75% similar

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

Key facts for precioso
PropertyValue
Headwordprecioso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɾɨ.ˈsjo.zu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,964
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “precioso”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).preciosocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “prisioneiro” (#7,965), “pica” (#7,962), “puto” (#7,967). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “precioso” fica em #7,964. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around precioso (IPA /pɾɨ.ˈsjo.zu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,964 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for precioso, with forms such as "percioso", "pprecioso", and "prceioso". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "preciso", "precisão", "precious", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is precioso, spelled P-R-E-C-I-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    de preço
  2. 2
    de grande valor ou estimação
  3. 3
    afetado

This word in other languages

precious(English)precioso(Español)précieux(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • percioso
  • pprecioso
  • prceioso
  • preccioso
  • precioos
  • preciosso
  • precisoo
  • precoiso
  • preicoso
  • prrecioso
  • rpecioso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of precioso - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

percioso2pprecioso1prceioso2preccioso1precioos2preciosso1precisoo2precoiso2
Edit distance from "precioso"

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 "precioso"?
"precioso" is spelled P-R-E-C-I-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɨ.ˈsjo.zu/.
What does "precioso" mean?
As an adjective, "precioso" means: de preço
What words are commonly confused with "precioso"?
"precioso" is commonly confused with "preciso", "precisão", "precious". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "precioso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "precioso" is /pɾɨ.ˈsjo.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "precioso" come from?
"precioso" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rebelião#7,969inventar#7,931apertado#8,000carácter#8,015

Similar misspelling depth

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

Francis11 variantscatólico11 variantschuveiro11 variantsdetetive11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list