# pregar vs provar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pregar
*verb · frequency rank #12,748*
fixar ou segurar com pregos

### provar
*verb · IPA /pɾu.ˈvaɾ/ · frequency rank #2,795*
demonstrar com provas; testemunhar

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