Which to use
“precisão” and “previsão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,230
- “precisão” frequency rank
- #4,336
- “previsão” frequency rank
- 10566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precisão | previsão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de precisar, ter necessidade ou carência de algo: | ato ou efeito de prever |
Letter map: precisão vs previsão
Shared letters muted; letters that set precisão and previsão apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Pair insight - precisão / previsão
precisão and previsão 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 a single letter - c in “precisão” becomes v in “previsão”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
precisão is recorded at frequency rank #6,230, classified as anoun. previsão is at rank #4,336, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɾɨ.vi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 10566, this pair ranks #62,494 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of precisão vs previsão
Shared letters: eioprsã. Private to "precisão": c. Private to "previsão": v.
"precisão" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "previsão" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "precisão" and "previsão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "precisão" vs "previsão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "precisão" vs "previsão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "precisão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "previsão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,494 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precisão" and "previsão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precisão vs predição". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #62,494 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.