Which to use
“precisão” is a noun and “previsto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,230
- “precisão” frequency rank
- #4,262
- “previsto” frequency rank
- 10492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precisão | previsto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de precisar, ter necessidade ou carência de algo: | prenunciado |
Letter map: precisão vs previsto
Shared letters muted; letters that set precisão and previsto apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. precisão (CCVCVCVV) and previsto (CCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: precisão vs previsto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: precisão is anoun and previstoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
precisão is recorded at frequency rank #6,230, classified as anoun. previsto is at rank #4,262, tagged as anadj, pronounced /pɾɨ.ˈviʃ.tu/.
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 10492, this pair ranks #62,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of precisão vs previsto
Shared letters: eioprs. Private to "precisão": cã. Private to "previsto": tv.
"precisão" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "previsto" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- previsto ← pervisto · pprevisto · preivsto · previsot · previssto · previstto · previtso · prevsito
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "precisão" for "previsto" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "precisão" or "previsto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "precisão" and "previsto".
- Full dictionary entry for "precisão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "previsto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precisão" and "previsto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precisão vs predição". 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 #62,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.