Which to use
“previsão” and “prisão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,336
- “previsão” frequency rank
- #834
- “prisão” frequency rank
- 5170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | previsão | prisão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de prever | ato ou efeito de prender |
Where the eye mixes previsão and prisão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. previsão runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVV) against prisão's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between previsão and prisão
A purely visual mix-up. previsão (/pɾɨ.vi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) and prisão (/pɾi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
previsão is recorded at frequency rank #4,336, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɾɨ.vi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. prisão is at rank #834, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɾi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 5170, this pair ranks #69,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of previsão vs prisão
Shared letters: ioprsã. Private to "previsão": ev. Private to "prisão": -.
"previsão" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "prisão" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "previsão" and "prisão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "previsão" or "prisão"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "previsão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prisão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "previsão" and "prisão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "predição vs previsão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #69,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.