Which to use
“prego” is a noun and “preso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,890
- “prego” frequency rank
- #1,020
- “preso” frequency rank
- 18910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prego | preso |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | encarceirado, levado à prisão |
Letter map: prego vs preso
Shared letters muted; letters that set prego and preso apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. prego and preso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for prego / preso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: prego is anoun and presoanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - g in “prego” becomes s in “preso”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18910, 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/. preso is at rank #1,020, tagged as anadj.
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 18910, this pair ranks #51,960 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prego vs preso
Shared letters: eopr. Private to "prego": g. Private to "preso": s.
"prego" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "preso" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prego" and "preso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "prego" vs "preso" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "prego" and "preso".
- Full dictionary entry for "prego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,960 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prego" and "preso" 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 #51,960 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.