Which to use
“preço” and “price” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #996
- “preço” frequency rank
- #10,425
- “price” frequency rank
- 11421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preço | price |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | custo unitário de qualquer coisa que possa ser vendida | preço |
Where the eye mixes preço and price
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between preço and price
A purely visual mix-up. preço (/ˈpɾe.su/) and price (/pɹaɪs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11421, 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/. price is at rank #10,425, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɹaɪs/.
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 11421, this pair ranks #61,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of preço vs price
Shared letters: epr. Private to "preço": oç. Private to "price": ci.
"preço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "price" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- price ← pirce · pprice · prcie · pricce · priec · prrice · rpice
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "preço" and "price" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "preço" or "price" show up more?
What to do next
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 "price" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preço" and "price" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "praise vs price". 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 #61,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.