Which to use
“prego” and “preta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,890
- “prego” frequency rank
- #2,791
- “preta” frequency rank
- 20681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prego | preta |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | a bola número 8 dum bilhar ou duma sinuca |
Letter map: prego vs preta
Shared letters muted; letters that set prego and preta apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - prego / preta
prego and preta 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20681, 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/. preta is at rank #2,791, tagged as anoun.
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 20681, this pair ranks #49,763 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prego vs preta
Shared letters: epr. Private to "prego": go. Private to "preta": at.
"prego" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "preta" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prego" and "preta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "prego" vs "preta" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "prego" and "preta".
- Full dictionary entry for "prego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,763 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prego" and "preta" 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 #49,763 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.