Which to use
“precaução” and “pregação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,151
- “precaução” frequency rank
- #18,152
- “pregação” frequency rank
- 36303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precaução | pregação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cautela antecipada | ato de pregar; sermão |
Letter map: precaução vs pregação
Shared letters muted; letters that set precaução and pregação apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. precaução runs 9 letters (CCVCVVCVV) against pregação's 8 (CCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: precaução and pregação
precaução and pregação are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
precaução is recorded at frequency rank #18,151, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɾɨ.kaw.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. pregação is at rank #18,152, tagged as anoun.
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 36303, this pair ranks #30,546 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of precaução vs pregação
Shared letters: aeoprãç. Private to "precaução": cu. Private to "pregação": g.
"precaução" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVV · "pregação" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "precaução" and "pregação" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "precaução" vs "pregação" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "precaução" and "pregação".
- Full dictionary entry for "precaução" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pregação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,546 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precaução" and "pregação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "predição vs pregação". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #30,546 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.