Which to use
“preço” is a noun and “preso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #996
- “preço” frequency rank
- #1,020
- “preso” frequency rank
- 2016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preço | preso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | custo unitário de qualquer coisa que possa ser vendida | encarceirado, levado à prisão |
Letter map: preço vs preso
Shared letters muted; letters that set preço and preso apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - preço and preso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: preço is anoun and presoanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - ç in “preço” becomes s in “preso”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2016, 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/. 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 2016, this pair ranks #73,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of preço vs preso
Shared letters: eopr. Private to "preço": ç. Private to "preso": s.
"preço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "preso" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- preso ← perso · ppreso · preos · presso · prreso · prseo · rpeso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "preço" and "preso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "preço" or "preso" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "preço" 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 #73,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preço" 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 #73,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.