preciosvspresosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#918
“precios” frequency rank
#3,351
“presos” frequency rank
4269
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature precios presos
Definition Forma del plural de precio. Forma del plural de preso.

Where the eye mixes precios and presos

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

7 ch
precios
6 ch
presos

Look-alike desk: precios vs presos

A purely visual mix-up. precios ([ˈpɾesjos]) and presos ([ˈpɾesos]) 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 4269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

precios is recorded at frequency rank #918, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾesjos]. presos is at rank #3,351, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾesos].

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 4269, this pair ranks #316,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of precios vs presos

Shared letters: eoprs. Private to "precios": ci. Private to "presos": -.

"precios" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC  ·  "presos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • preciospercios · pprecios · prceios · preccios · precioss · precois · preicos · presios
  • presospersos · ppresos · preoss · presoss · presso · pressos · prresos · prseos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "precios" for "presos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpɾesjos] versus [ˈpɾesos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "precios" or "presos"?
"precios" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #918 in our Spanish list, against #3,351 for "presos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "precios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "presos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #316,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "precios" and "presos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "presea vs presos". 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 #316,486 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