Which to use
“prado” and “prego” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,941
- “prado” frequency rank
- #17,890
- “prego” frequency rank
- 26831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prado | prego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terreno coberto de plantas herbáceas para alimento do gado | objeto com corpo cilíndrico com uma das extremidades pontiaguda e outra achatada, usado para ser enfiado em paredes ou para unir duas peças (especialmente de madeira) |
Where the eye mixes prado and prego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: prado vs prego
A purely visual mix-up. prado (/ˈpɾa.du/) and prego (/ˈpɾɛ.gu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prado is recorded at frequency rank #8,941, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.du/. prego is at rank #17,890, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾɛ.gu/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26831, this pair ranks #42,259 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prado vs prego
Shared letters: opr. Private to "prado": ad. Private to "prego": eg.
"prado" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prego" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prado" and "prego" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "prado" vs "prego" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "prado" and "prego" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,259 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prado" and "prego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prado vs prelado". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #42,259 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.