# pavio vs prévio

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pavio
*noun · IPA /pɐ.ˈvi.u/ · frequency rank #38,849*
cabo das velas, círios, candeias, mecha

### prévio
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɾɛ.vju/ · frequency rank #10,074*
dito ou feito antes de algo; antecipado; anterior; preliminar

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