Which to use
“preciso” and “prévio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #252
- “preciso” frequency rank
- #10,074
- “prévio” frequency rank
- 10326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preciso | prévio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | necessário, importante: | dito ou feito antes de algo; antecipado; anterior; preliminar |
Where the eye mixes preciso and prévio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. preciso runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against prévio's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: preciso vs prévio
A purely visual mix-up. preciso (/pɾɨ.ˈsi.zu/) and prévio (/ˈpɾɛ.vju/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10326, 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/. prévio is at rank #10,074, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈpɾɛ.vju/.
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 10326, this pair ranks #62,819 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of preciso vs prévio
Shared letters: iopr. Private to "preciso": ces. Private to "prévio": vé.
"preciso" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "prévio" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- preciso ← perciso · ppreciso · prceiso · precciso · precios · precisso · precsio · preicso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "preciso" and "prévio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "preciso" or "prévio"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "preciso" and "prévio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "preciso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prévio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,819 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preciso" and "prévio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prévio vs provido". 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 #62,819 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.