# preto

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɾetu/ · frequency rank #1,255

## Definitions
1. que tem cor preta
2. alto, elevado
3. ruim, difícil, complicado; periclitante
4. serviçal residencial negro
5. escravo negro

## Easily confused with
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/preto-vs-pro)
- **puto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/preto-vs-puto)
- **primo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/preto-vs-primo)
- **proto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/preto-vs-proto)
- **pronto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/preto-vs-pronto)
- **prévio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/preto-vs-previo)
- **pretty** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/preto-vs-pretty)
- **projeto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/preto-vs-projeto)
- **pego** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pego-vs-preto)
- **pato** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pato-vs-preto)
- **peão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/peao-vs-preto)
- **pero** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pero-vs-preto)
- **pêlo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pelo-vs-preto)
- **pito** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pito-vs-preto)
- **ponto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ponto-vs-preto)
- **perto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/perto-vs-preto)
- **porto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/porto-vs-preto)
- **preço** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/preco-vs-preto)
- **preso** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/preso-vs-preto)
- **posto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/posto-vs-preto)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ppreto`, `preot`, `pretto`, `prreto`, `prteo`, `rpeto`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/preto