# pavor vs prior

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### pavor
*noun · IPA [paˈβ̞oɾ] · frequency rank #34,258*
Temor, con espanto o sobresalto.

### prior
*adjective · IPA [ˈpɾjoɾ] · frequency rank #24,281*
Anterior, precedente, en términos escolásticos.

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