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

#14,675
“prende” frequency rank
#10,406
“prevé” frequency rank
25081
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prende prevé
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de prendar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de prever.

Where the eye mixes prende and prevé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
prende
5 ch
prevé

Look-alike desk: prende vs prevé

A purely visual mix-up. prende ([ˈpɾẽn̪d̪e]) and prevé ([pɾeˈβ̞e]) 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 25081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prende is recorded at frequency rank #14,675, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpɾẽn̪d̪e]. prevé is at rank #10,406, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈβ̞e].

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 25081, this pair ranks #238,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of prende vs prevé

Shared letters: epr. Private to "prende": dn. Private to "prevé": .

"prende" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "prevé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • prendepernde · pprende · predne · prendde · prened · prennde · prnede · prrende

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "prende" and "prevé" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpɾẽn̪d̪e] versus [pɾeˈβ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "prende" vs "prevé" - which ranks higher?
"prevé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,406 in our Spanish list, against #14,675 for "prende". 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 "prende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "prevé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #238,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prende" and "prevé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pence vs prende". 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 #238,099 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