# pio vs prior

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### pio
*noun · IPA \ˈpjɔ\ · frequency rank #49,277*
Personne pieuse.

### prior
*adjective · IPA \ˈpɹaɪ.ə\ · frequency rank #43,083*
Antérieur, préalable.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/pio-vs-prior