Which to use
“preço” is a noun and “precoce” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #996
- “preço” frequency rank
- #10,422
- “precoce” frequency rank
- 11418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preço | precoce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | custo unitário de qualquer coisa que possa ser vendida | que se tornou maduro antes da época ou período de tempo esperado |
Where the eye mixes preço and precoce
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: preço vs precoce
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: preço is /ˈpɾe.su/ while precoce is /pɾeˈkɔsj/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
preço is recorded at frequency rank #996, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾe.su/. precoce is at rank #10,422, tagged as anadj, pronounced /pɾeˈkɔsj/.
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 11418, this pair ranks #61,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of preço vs precoce
Shared letters: eopr. Private to "preço": ç. Private to "precoce": c.
"preço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "precoce" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- precoce ← percoce · pprecoce · prceoce · preccoce · preccoe · precocce · precoec · preocce
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "preço" for "precoce" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "preço" or "precoce" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "preço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "precoce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preço" and "precoce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preço vs proto". 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 #61,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.