Which to use
“previsão” and “provisão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,336
- “previsão” frequency rank
- #23,462
- “provisão” frequency rank
- 27798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | previsão | provisão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de prever | prescrição |
Where the eye mixes previsão and provisão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. previsão and provisão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: previsão vs provisão
A purely visual mix-up. previsão (/pɾɨ.vi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) and provisão (/pɾu.vi.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 a single letter - e in “previsão” becomes o in “provisão”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27798, 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/. provisão is at rank #23,462, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɾu.vi.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 27798, this pair ranks #41,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of previsão vs provisão
Shared letters: ioprsvã. Private to "previsão": e. Private to "provisão": -.
"previsão" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "provisão" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "previsão" for "provisão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "previsão" vs "provisão" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "provisão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "previsão" and "provisão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provido vs provisão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #41,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.