# prenda vs prender

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### prenda
*noun · IPA /ˈpɾẽ.dɐ/ · frequency rank #12,958*
presente

### prender
*verb · IPA /pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ/ · frequency rank #4,096*
colocar na prisão pessoa que infringiu a lei

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/prenda-vs-prender