# precioso vs preciso

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### precioso
*adjective · IPA /pɾɨ.ˈsjo.zu/ · frequency rank #7,964*
de preço

### preciso
*adjective · IPA /pɾɨ.ˈsi.zu/ · frequency rank #252*
necessário, importante:

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