# prior vs prison

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### prior
*adjective · IPA [ˈpɾjoɾ] · frequency rank #24,281*
Anterior, precedente, en términos escolásticos.

### prison
*noun · IPA /pʁi.zɔ̃/ · frequency rank #37,800*
Prisión.

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