Which to use
“prémio” is a noun and “prévio” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,794
- “prémio” frequency rank
- #10,074
- “prévio” frequency rank
- 13868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prémio | prévio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recompensa | dito ou feito antes de algo; antecipado; anterior; preliminar |
Where the eye mixes prémio and prévio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. prémio and prévio follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between prémio and prévio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prémio is /ˈpɾɛ.mju/ while prévio is /ˈpɾɛ.vju/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “prémio” becomes v in “prévio”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13868, 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/. prévio is at rank #10,074, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈpɾɛ.vju/.
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 13868, this pair ranks #58,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prémio vs prévio
Shared letters: iopré. Private to "prémio": m. Private to "prévio": v.
"prémio" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "prévio" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prémio" and "prévio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "prémio" or "prévio" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prémio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prévio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prémio" and "prévio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prévio vs provido". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #58,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.