# preferi vs prever

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### preferi
*verb · IPA /prɛ.ˈfɛ.ri/ · frequency rank #24,121*
preferir, gostar mais de, dar preferência, escolher

### prever
*verb · IPA /pɾɨ.ˈveɾ/ · frequency rank #8,247*
ver, saber, examinar antecipadamente; antever

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/preferi-vs-prever