preciovspremiosConfusable pair

Which to use

“precio” and “premios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#594
“precio” frequency rank
#2,045
“premios” frequency rank
2639
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature precio premios
Definition Cantidad de dinero en la que está valorado algo. Forma del plural de premio.

Where the eye mixes precio and premios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
precio
7 ch
premios

Visual trap between precio and premios

A purely visual mix-up. precio ([ˈpɾesjo]) and premios ([ˈpɾemjos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

precio is recorded at frequency rank #594, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾesjo]. premios is at rank #2,045, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾemjos].

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 2639, this pair ranks #319,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of precio vs premios

Shared letters: eiopr. Private to "precio": c. Private to "premios": ms.

"precio" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV  ·  "premios" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • preciopercio · pprecio · prceio · preccio · precoi · preico · presio · prrecio
  • premiosppremios · preimos · premioss · premmios · premois · prmeios · prremios · rpemios

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "precio" and "premios" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpɾesjo] versus [ˈpɾemjos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "precio" or "premios"?
"precio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #594 in our Spanish list, against #2,045 for "premios". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "precio" and "premios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "precio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "premios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #319,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "precio" and "premios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "premian vs premios". 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 #319,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list