Which to use
“prego” and “prémio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,890
- “prego” frequency rank
- #3,794
- “prémio” frequency rank
- 21684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prego | prémio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | objeto com corpo cilíndrico com uma das extremidades pontiaguda e outra achatada, usado para ser enfiado em paredes ou para unir duas peças (especialmente de madeira) | recompensa |
Where the eye mixes prego and prémio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: prego vs prémio
A purely visual mix-up. prego (/ˈpɾɛ.gu/) and prémio (/ˈpɾɛ.mju/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prego is recorded at frequency rank #17,890, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾɛ.gu/. prémio is at rank #3,794, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾɛ.mju/.
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 21684, this pair ranks #48,504 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prego vs prémio
Shared letters: opr. Private to "prego": eg. Private to "prémio": imé.
"prego" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prémio" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prego ← pergo · pprego · preggo · preog · prgeo · prrego · rpego
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prego" and "prémio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "prego" vs "prémio" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "prego" and "prémio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prémio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,504 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prego" and "prémio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prego vs proto". 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 #48,504 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.