# preferido vs pretérito

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### preferido
*adjective · frequency rank #6,925*
que se prefere

### pretérito
*adjective · IPA /pɾɨ.ˈtɛ.ɾi.tu/ · frequency rank #32,740*
que passou

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