prévio

/ˈpɾɛ.vju/

//ˈpɾɛ.vju// adj

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The verdict

“prévio” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,074. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,074
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dito ou feito antes de algo; antecipado; anterior; preliminar

Corpus desk

Index PT-previo · prévio · Portuguese

prévio · rank #10,074 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,074
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pódio

Nearest frequency peer: pódio (+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 “prévio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “prévio” 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).

prévio vs provido
71% similar
prévio vs previsto
63% similar
prévio vs previsão
63% similar

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

Key facts for prévio
PropertyValue
Headwordprévio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈpɾɛ.vju/
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,074
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “prévio”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).préviocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pódio” (#10,075), “proeminente” (#10,072), “safado” (#10,081). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “prévio” fica em #10,074. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around prévio (IPA /ˈpɾɛ.vju/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,074 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "dito ou feito antes de algo; antecipado; anterior; preliminar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for prévio, with forms such as "pprévio", "prrévio", and "prvéio". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "provido", "previsto", "previsão", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is prévio, spelled P-R-É-V-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    dito ou feito antes de algo; antecipado; anterior; preliminar

This word in other languages

previous(English)précédente(Français)vorherige(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pprévio
  • prrévio
  • prvéio
  • préivo
  • prévoi
  • prévvio
  • pérvio
  • rpévio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prévio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

pprévio1prrévio1prvéio2préivo2prévoi2prévvio1pérvio2rpévio2
Edit distance from "prévio"

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 "prévio"?
"prévio" is spelled P-R-É-V-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɾɛ.vju/.
What does "prévio" mean?
As an adjective, "prévio" means: dito ou feito antes de algo; antecipado; anterior; preliminar
What words are commonly confused with "prévio"?
"prévio" is commonly confused with "provido", "previsto", "previsão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prévio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prévio" is /ˈpɾɛ.vju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prévio" come from?
"prévio" 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 "prévio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

safado#10,081Stefan#10,090nomear#10,054Veloso#10,105

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

xícara8 variantsabismo8 variantsachado8 variantsagulha8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list