preço

\pɾˈe.su\

/\pɾˈe.su\/ noun

The verdict

“preço” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prix, valeur d’une marchandise exprimé en argent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-preco · preço · French

preço · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for preço
PropertyValue
Headwordpreço
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɾˈe.su\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « preço » en français

preçon'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

preço is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɾˈe.su\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for preço, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is preço, spelled P-R-E-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prix, valeur d’une marchandise exprimé en argent.
  2. 2
    Prix, ce qu'on paie au vendeur pour une marchandise.
  3. 3
    Prix, ce qu’il faut payer en contrepartie d’un bien, d’un droit ou d’un service.
  4. 4
    Prix, coût, dépense, pour obtenir quelque avantage.
  5. 5
    Appréciation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how preço appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. (O ministro) considerou ainda que só trabalhando na agricultura, o país será capaz de ultrapassar as carências sociais e reduzir os altos índices dos preços dos alimentos básicos, que a todos preocupa.
  2. E quando chega esta época chuvosa, que coincide com a quadra festiva, é sempre assim, os preços disparam. Está a acontecer o mesmo com o amendoim importado de eSwatine, antiga Swazilândia, e o feijão manteiga de produção nacional, proveniente da nortenha província de Niassa.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "preço"?
"preço" is spelled P-R-E-Ç-O. The IPA pronunciation is \pɾˈe.su\.
What does "preço" mean?
As a noun, "preço" means: Prix, valeur d’une marchandise exprimé en argent.
How do you pronounce "preço"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "preço" is \pɾˈe.su\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "preço" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list