Which to use
“pride” and “prince” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,125
- “pride” frequency rank
- #14,441
- “prince” frequency rank
- 38566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pride | prince |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | orgulho | príncipe |
Where the eye mixes pride and prince
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pride and prince
A purely visual mix-up. pride (/ˈpɹaɪd/) and prince (/pʁɛ̃s/) 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 38566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pride is recorded at frequency rank #24,125, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɹaɪd/. prince is at rank #14,441, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pʁɛ̃s/.
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 38566, this pair ranks #27,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pride vs prince
Shared letters: eipr. Private to "pride": d. Private to "prince": cn.
"pride" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prince" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pride" for "prince" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pride" vs "prince" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pride" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prince" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pride" and "prince" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "praise vs pride". 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 #27,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.