preciovspremiaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: precio is a noun, premia is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“precio” is a noun and “premia” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#594
“precio” frequency rank
#24,277
“premia” frequency rank
24871
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature precio premia
Definition Cantidad de dinero en la que está valorado algo. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de premiar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set precio and premia apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
precio
6 ch
premia

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: precio is [ˈpɾesjo] while premia is [ˈpɾemja]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

precio is recorded at frequency rank #594, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾesjo]. premia is at rank #24,277, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpɾemja].

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 24871, this pair ranks #239,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of precio vs premia

Shared letters: eipr. Private to "precio": co. Private to "premia": am.

"precio" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV  ·  "premia" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • preciopercio · pprecio · prceio · preccio · precoi · preico · presio · prrecio
  • premiapermia · ppremia · preima · premai · premmia · prmeia · prremia · rpemia

Frequency comparison

precio#594
premia#24,277

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "precio" and "premia" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "precio" is a noun and "premia" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "precio" or "premia"?
"precio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #594 in our Spanish list, against #24,277 for "premia". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering precio vs premia

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “precio”; for a verb, it's “premia”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “precio” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list