Which to use
“preciso” and “preso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #252
- “preciso” frequency rank
- #1,020
- “preso” frequency rank
- 1272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preciso | preso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | necessário, importante: | encarceirado, levado à prisão |
Letter map: preciso vs preso
Shared letters muted; letters that set preciso and preso apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. preciso runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against preso's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: preciso and preso
preciso and preso 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
preciso is recorded at frequency rank #252, classified as anadj, pronounced /pɾɨ.ˈsi.zu/. preso is at rank #1,020, tagged as anadj.
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 1272, this pair ranks #74,316 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of preciso vs preso
Shared letters: eoprs. Private to "preciso": ci. Private to "preso": -.
"preciso" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "preso" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "preciso" for "preso" ever safe?
Which is more common, "preciso" or "preso"?
After this comparison
You've compared "preciso" and "preso". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "preciso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,316 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preciso" and "preso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preso vs priest". 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 #74,316 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.