# pries vs prius

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### pries
*verb · IPA [pʁiːs] · frequency rank #44,147*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs preisen

### prius
*adverb · frequency rank #44,857*
eher, vorher, früher, zuvor

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/pries-vs-prius