Which to use
“prever” and “prove” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,247
- “prever” frequency rank
- #12,132
- “prove” frequency rank
- 20379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prever | prove |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ver, saber, examinar antecipadamente; antever | provar |
Where the eye mixes prever and prove
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses prever with prove
A purely visual mix-up. prever (/pɾɨ.ˈveɾ/) and prove (/pɹuːv/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20379, 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/. prove is at rank #12,132, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɹuːv/.
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 20379, this pair ranks #50,166 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prever vs prove
Shared letters: eprv. Private to "prever": -. Private to "prove": o.
"prever" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "prove" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prever" and "prove" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prever" or "prove"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prever" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prove" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,166 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prever" and "prove" 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 #50,166 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.