Which to use
“pries” is a verb and “prius” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,147
- “pries” frequency rank
- #44,857
- “prius” frequency rank
- 89004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pries | prius |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs preisen | eher, vorher, früher, zuvor |
Letter map: pries vs prius
Shared letters muted; letters that set pries and prius apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for pries / prius
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pries is averb and priusanadverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “pries” becomes u in “prius”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pries is recorded at frequency rank #44,147, classified as averb, pronounced [pʁiːs]. prius is at rank #44,857, tagged as anadv.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 89004, this pair ranks #62,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pries vs prius
Shared letters: iprs. Private to "pries": e. Private to "prius": u.
"pries" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "prius" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pries" and "prius" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pries" or "prius"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pries" and "prius".
- Full dictionary entry for "pries" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prius" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pries" and "prius" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prius vs pros". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #62,011 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.