Which to use
“price” and “prize” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,922
- “price” frequency rank
- #45,525
- “prize” frequency rank
- 60447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | price | prize |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Precio. | Premio. |
Where the eye mixes price and prize
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. price and prize follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses price with prize
A purely visual mix-up. price (/pɹaɪs/) and prize (/pɹaɪz/) 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 a single letter - c in “price” becomes z in “prize”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
price is recorded at frequency rank #14,922, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɹaɪs/. prize is at rank #45,525, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɹaɪz/.
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 60447, this pair ranks #58,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of price vs prize
Shared letters: eipr. Private to "price": c. Private to "prize": z.
"price" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prize" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "price" for "prize" ever safe?
Frequency check: "price" vs "prize" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "price" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prize" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "price" and "prize" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prius vs prize". 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 #58,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.