# preso vs pro

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### preso
*adjective · frequency rank #1,020*
encarceirado, levado à prisão

### pro
*preposition · IPA /ˈprɔ/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #1,173*
para

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