# prior vs prius

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/prior-vs-prius