# press vs prius

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### press
*noun · IPA [ˈprɛsː] · frequency rank #5,549*
Prensa. Instrumento que se usa para prensar.

### prius
*adverb · IPA /ˈpri.us/ · frequency rank #49,214*
Antes, adelantadamente, anticipadamente, de antemano, primeramente, primero.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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