Which to use
“prémio” is a noun and “preso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,794
- “prémio” frequency rank
- #1,020
- “preso” frequency rank
- 4814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prémio | preso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recompensa | encarceirado, levado à prisão |
Letter map: prémio vs preso
Shared letters muted; letters that set prémio and preso apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. prémio runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against preso's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - prémio and preso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: prémio is anoun and presoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prémio is recorded at frequency rank #3,794, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾɛ.mju/. 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 4814, this pair ranks #69,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prémio vs preso
Shared letters: opr. Private to "prémio": imé. Private to "preso": es.
"prémio" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "preso" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- preso ← perso · ppreso · preos · presso · prreso · prseo · rpeso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prémio" and "preso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "prémio" or "preso" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "prémio" vs "preso" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "prémio" 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 #69,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prémio" and "preso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preso vs priest". 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 #69,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.