Which to use
“premier” and “prémio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,313
- “premier” frequency rank
- #3,794
- “prémio” frequency rank
- 16107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | premier | prémio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeiro-ministro, premiê | recompensa |
Where the eye mixes premier and prémio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between premier and prémio
A purely visual mix-up. premier (/ˈprɛ̃mʲjɛr/) 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 16107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
premier is recorded at frequency rank #12,313, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈprɛ̃mʲjɛr/. 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 16107, this pair ranks #55,508 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of premier vs prémio
Shared letters: impr. Private to "premier": e. Private to "prémio": oé.
"premier" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "prémio" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- premier ← permier · ppremier · preimer · premeir · premierr · premire · premmier · prmeier
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "premier" and "prémio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "premier" or "prémio"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "premier" 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 #55,508 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "premier" and "prémio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "predizer vs premier". 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 #55,508 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.