Which to use
“preço” is a noun and “prévio” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #996
- “preço” frequency rank
- #10,074
- “prévio” frequency rank
- 11070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preço | prévio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | custo unitário de qualquer coisa que possa ser vendida | dito ou feito antes de algo; antecipado; anterior; preliminar |
Where the eye mixes preço and prévio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. preço runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against prévio's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: preço vs prévio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: preço is /ˈpɾe.su/ while prévio is /ˈpɾɛ.vju/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 11070, 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/. 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 11070, this pair ranks #61,865 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of preço vs prévio
Shared letters: opr. Private to "preço": eç. Private to "prévio": ivé.
"preço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prévio" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "preço" for "prévio" ever safe?
Frequency check: "preço" vs "prévio" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "preço" 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 #61,865 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preço" and "prévio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prévio vs provido". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,865 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.