precisar

/pɾɨ.si.ˈzaɾ/

//pɾɨ.si.ˈzaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“precisar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,941. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,941
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ter precisão, necessidade:

Corpus desk

Index PT-precisar · precisar · Portuguese

precisar · rank #1,941 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,941
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH Peter

Nearest frequency peer: Peter (-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 “precisar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “precisar” 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).

precisar vs preciso
75% similar
precisar vs premiar
75% similar
precisar vs previsão
63% similar

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

Key facts for precisar
PropertyValue
Headwordprecisar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɾɨ.si.ˈzaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,941
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “precisar”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Peter” (#1,940), “pão” (#1,942), “naquela” (#1,937). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “precisar” fica em #1,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around precisar (IPA /pɾɨ.si.ˈzaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,941 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for precisar, with forms such as "percisar", "pprecisar", and "prceisar". 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, "preciso", "premiar", "previsão", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is precisar, spelled P-R-E-C-I-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ter precisão, necessidade:
  2. 2
    ter ou usar de precisão, rigor, exatidão:
  3. 3
    resumir, definir, apontar algo em particular, esmiuçar:
  4. 4
    carecer, ter necessidade, ter falta

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Obrigada pelo xaile, bem precisava dele.
  2. Consegue precisar tudo ao segundo.

This word in other languages

need(English)necesitar(Español)nécessiter(Français)brauchen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • percisar
  • pprecisar
  • prceisar
  • preccisar
  • preciasr
  • precisarr
  • precisra
  • precissar
  • precsiar
  • preicsar
  • prrecisar
  • rpecisar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of precisar - 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.

percisar2pprecisar1prceisar2preccisar1preciasr2precisarr1precisra2precissar1
Edit distance from "precisar"

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 "precisar"?
"precisar" is spelled P-R-E-C-I-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɨ.si.ˈzaɾ/.
What does "precisar" mean?
As a verb, "precisar" means: ter precisão, necessidade:
What words are commonly confused with "precisar"?
"precisar" is commonly confused with "preciso", "premiar", "previsão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "precisar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "precisar" is /pɾɨ.si.ˈzaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "precisar" come from?
"precisar" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

infância#1,932discutir#1,920completo#1,963complexo#1,916

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

concurso12 variantsdefender12 variantspromover12 variantsdiscurso12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list