preferi

/prɛ.ˈfɛ.ri/

//prɛ.ˈfɛ.ri// verb

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The verdict

“preferi” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,121. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,121
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - preferir, gostar mais de, dar preferência, escolher

Corpus desk

Index PT-preferi · preferi · Portuguese

preferi · rank #24,121 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,121
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH preferível

Nearest frequency peer: preferível (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “preferi”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “preferi” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

preferi vs prever
71% similar
preferi vs preferir
88% similar
preferi vs proferir
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for preferi
PropertyValue
Headwordpreferi
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/prɛ.ˈfɛ.ri/
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,121
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “preferi”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).prefericai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “preferível” (#24,122), “pretendido” (#24,124), “pride” (#24,125). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “preferi” fica em #24,121. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around preferi (IPA /prɛ.ˈfɛ.ri/), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,121 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "preferir, gostar mais de, dar preferência, escolher".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for preferi, with forms such as "perferi", "ppreferi", and "preefri". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "prever", "preferir", "proferir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is preferi, spelled P-R-E-F-E-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    preferir, gostar mais de, dar preferência, escolher

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perferi
  • ppreferi
  • preefri
  • prefeir
  • prefferi
  • prefrei
  • prfeeri
  • prreferi
  • rpeferi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of preferi - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

perferi2ppreferi1preefri2prefeir2prefferi1prefrei2prfeeri2prreferi1
Edit distance from "preferi"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "preferi"?
"preferi" is spelled P-R-E-F-E-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is /prɛ.ˈfɛ.ri/.
What does "preferi" mean?
As a verb, "preferi" means: preferir, gostar mais de, dar preferência, escolher
What words are commonly confused with "preferi"?
"preferi" is commonly confused with "prever", "preferir", "proferir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "preferi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "preferi" is /prɛ.ˈfɛ.ri/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "preferi" come from?
"preferi" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "preferi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pestana#24,107pentear#24,103repolho#24,144Sicília#24,157

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

raspar9 variantsperson9 variantsMartim9 variantsLudwig9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list