prevenir

/pɾɨ.vɨ.ˈniɾ/

//pɾɨ.vɨ.ˈniɾ// verb

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The verdict

“prevenir” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,571. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,571
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - atalhar, frustrar, impedir, obstar

Corpus desk

Index PT-prevenir · prevenir · Portuguese

prevenir · rank #5,571 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,571
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH praticar

Nearest frequency peer: praticar (-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 “prevenir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “prevenir” 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).

prevenir vs prever
75% similar
prevenir vs preferir
75% similar
prevenir vs prevenido
78% similar

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

Key facts for prevenir
PropertyValue
Headwordprevenir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɾɨ.vɨ.ˈniɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,571
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “prevenir”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “praticar” (#5,570), “queixa” (#5,574), “parcial” (#5,566). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “prevenir” fica em #5,571. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around prevenir (IPA /pɾɨ.vɨ.ˈniɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,571 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for prevenir, with forms such as "pervenir", "pprevenir", and "preevnir". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "prever", "preferir", "prevenido", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is prevenir, spelled P-R-E-V-E-N-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    atalhar, frustrar, impedir, obstar
  2. 2
    dispor com antecedência; precaver, preparar
  3. 3
    dizer ou fazer antecipadamente ou antes que outro diga ou faça
  4. 4
    avisar antecipadamente, pôr de prevenção
  5. 5
    impedir que se execute ou que aconteça; evitar
  6. 6
    acautelar-se contra; livrar-se de
  7. 7
    predispor favoravelmente ou desfavoravelmente; dispor, influenciar
  8. 8
    dispor-se, precaver-se, preparar-se
  9. 9
    premunir-se, equipar-se

Antonyms

desprecaverdesprevenir

This word in other languages

prevent(English)prevenir(Español)prévenir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pervenir
  • pprevenir
  • preevnir
  • preveinr
  • prevenirr
  • prevennir
  • prevenri
  • prevneir
  • prevvenir
  • prrevenir
  • prveenir
  • rpevenir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prevenir - 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.

pervenir2pprevenir1preevnir2preveinr2prevenirr1prevennir1prevenri2prevneir2
Edit distance from "prevenir"

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 "prevenir"?
"prevenir" is spelled P-R-E-V-E-N-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɨ.vɨ.ˈniɾ/.
What does "prevenir" mean?
As a verb, "prevenir" means: atalhar, frustrar, impedir, obstar
What words are commonly confused with "prevenir"?
"prevenir" is commonly confused with "prever", "preferir", "prevenido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prevenir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prevenir" is /pɾɨ.vɨ.ˈniɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prevenir" come from?
"prevenir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

praticar#5,570ascensão#5,598cerebral#5,607contente#5,614

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

esquadrão12 variantsculinária12 variantscriticar12 variantsgeladeira12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list