Which to use
“precisar” is a verb and “previsão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,941
- “precisar” frequency rank
- #4,336
- “previsão” frequency rank
- 6277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precisar | previsão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ter precisão, necessidade: | ato ou efeito de prever |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set precisar and previsão apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: precisar is /pɾɨ.si.ˈzaɾ/ while previsão is /pɾɨ.vi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
precisar is recorded at frequency rank #1,941, classified as averb, pronounced /pɾɨ.si.ˈzaɾ/. 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 6277, this pair ranks #68,183 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of precisar vs previsão
Shared letters: eiprs. Private to "precisar": ac. Private to "previsão": ovã.
"precisar" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "previsão" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- precisar ← percisar · pprecisar · prceisar · preccisar · preciasr · precisarr · precisra · precissar
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "precisar" and "previsão" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "precisar" or "previsão"?
Remembering precisar vs previsão
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “precisar”; for a noun, it's “previsão”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “precisar” entry
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