Which to use
“precedente” and “procedente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,000
- “precedente” frequency rank
- #37,060
- “procedente” frequency rank
- 51060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precedente | procedente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que está imediatamente antes | que procede, que tem fundamento, que é justo, que se justifica |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set precedente and procedente apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. precedente (/pɾɨ.sɨ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/) and procedente (/pɾu.sɨ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “precedente” becomes o in “procedente”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
precedente is recorded at frequency rank #14,000, classified as anadj, pronounced /pɾɨ.sɨ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/. procedente is at rank #37,060, tagged as anadj, pronounced /pɾu.sɨ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/.
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 51060, this pair ranks #13,937 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of precedente vs procedente
Shared letters: cdenprt. Private to "precedente": -. Private to "procedente": o.
"precedente" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCV · "procedente" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- precedente ← percedente · pprecedente · prceedente · preccedente · precdeente · preceddente · precedenet · precedennte
- procedente ← porcedente · pprocedente · prcoedente · proccedente · procdeente · proceddente · procedenet · procedennte
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "precedente" and "procedente" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "precedente" or "procedente"?
Remembering precedente vs procedente
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “precedente” entry
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