# prevenir vs prever

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### prevenir
*verb · IPA /pɾɨ.vɨ.ˈniɾ/ · frequency rank #5,571*
atalhar, frustrar, impedir, obstar

### prever
*verb · IPA /pɾɨ.ˈveɾ/ · frequency rank #8,247*
ver, saber, examinar antecipadamente; antever

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