Which to use
“prever” and “provar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,247
- “prever” frequency rank
- #2,795
- “provar” frequency rank
- 11042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prever | provar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ver, saber, examinar antecipadamente; antever | demonstrar com provas; testemunhar |
Where the eye mixes prever and provar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between prever and provar
A purely visual mix-up. prever (/pɾɨ.ˈveɾ/) and provar (/pɾu.ˈvaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prever is recorded at frequency rank #8,247, classified as averb, pronounced /pɾɨ.ˈveɾ/. provar is at rank #2,795, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɾu.ˈvaɾ/.
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 11042, this pair ranks #61,906 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prever vs provar
Shared letters: prv. Private to "prever": e. Private to "provar": ao.
"prever" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "provar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prever" and "provar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "prever" vs "provar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "prever" and "provar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prever" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,906 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prever" and "provar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perecer vs prever". 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 #61,906 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.