Which to use
“pregar” and “premiar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,748
- “pregar” frequency rank
- #21,273
- “premiar” frequency rank
- 34021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pregar | premiar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fixar ou segurar com pregos | recompensar |
Letter map: pregar vs premiar
Shared letters muted; letters that set pregar and premiar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. pregar runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against premiar's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: pregar and premiar
pregar and premiar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pregar is recorded at frequency rank #12,748, classified as averb. premiar is at rank #21,273, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɾɨ.ˈmjaɾ/.
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 34021, this pair ranks #33,353 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pregar vs premiar
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "pregar": g. Private to "premiar": im.
"pregar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "premiar" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pregar" for "premiar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pregar" vs "premiar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "pregar" vs "premiar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pregar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "premiar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,353 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pregar" and "premiar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "predial vs premiar". 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 #33,353 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.