# present vs prevén

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### present
*adjective · IPA [pɾəˈzen] · frequency rank #33,291*
Presente

### prevén
*verb · IPA [pɾeˈβ̞ẽn] · frequency rank #26,188*
Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de prevenir.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/present-vs-preven