Which to use
“praxe” and “price” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,097
- “praxe” frequency rank
- #10,425
- “price” frequency rank
- 35522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | praxe | price |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquilo que habitualmente se faz; costume, prática, rotina | preço |
Where the eye mixes praxe and price
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: praxe vs price
A purely visual mix-up. praxe (/ˈpɾa.ʃɨ/) and price (/pɹaɪs/) 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 35522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
praxe is recorded at frequency rank #25,097, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.ʃɨ/. price is at rank #10,425, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɹaɪs/.
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 35522, this pair ranks #31,530 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of praxe vs price
Shared letters: epr. Private to "praxe": ax. Private to "price": ci.
"praxe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "price" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "praxe" for "price" ever safe?
Frequency check: "praxe" vs "price" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "praxe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "price" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,530 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "praxe" and "price" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs praxe". 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 #31,530 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.