# prefiriendo vs previniendo

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### prefiriendo
*verb · IPA [pɾefiˈɾjẽn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #31,065*
Gerundio irregular de preferir.

### previniendo
*verb · IPA [pɾeβ̞iˈnjẽn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #48,013*
Gerundio irregular de prevenir.

## Source
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