prever

/pɾɨ.ˈveɾ/

//pɾɨ.ˈveɾ// verb

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The verdict

“prever” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,247
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ver, saber, examinar antecipadamente; antever

Corpus desk

Index PT-prever · prever · Portuguese

prever · rank #8,247 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,247
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH projeção

Nearest frequency peer: projeção (+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 “prever”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “prever” 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).

prever vs prove
67% similar
prever vs provar
67% similar
prever vs prévio
50% similar

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

Key facts for prever
PropertyValue
Headwordprever
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɾɨ.ˈveɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,247
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “prever”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.prevercai 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 “projeção” (#8,248), “postal” (#8,244), “plenário” (#8,243). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “prever” fica em #8,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around prever (IPA /pɾɨ.ˈveɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,247 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for prever, with forms such as "perver", "pprever", and "preevr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "prove", "provar", "prévio", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is prever, spelled P-R-E-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ver, saber, examinar antecipadamente; antever
  2. 2
    conjeturar; pressupor
  3. 3
    fazer suposições; calcular

This word in other languages

foresee(English)prévoir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perver
  • pprever
  • preevr
  • preverr
  • prevre
  • prevver
  • prrever
  • prveer
  • rpever

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

perver2pprever1preevr2preverr1prevre2prevver1prrever1prveer2
Edit distance from "prever"

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 "prever"?
"prever" is spelled P-R-E-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɨ.ˈveɾ/.
What does "prever" mean?
As a verb, "prever" means: ver, saber, examinar antecipadamente; antever
What words are commonly confused with "prever"?
"prever" is commonly confused with "prove", "provar", "prévio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prever"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prever" is /pɾɨ.ˈveɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prever" come from?
"prever" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

postal#8,244votado#8,278colina#8,307cruzar#8,174

Similar misspelling depth

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

delícia9 variantscharme9 variantscalçada9 variantsbrutal9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list