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¡Gracias!

Instead: es un adverbio y normalmente va al principio o final de la frase.

- She didn't go to Greece after all. Instead, she went to America.

- I couldn't go, so she went instead.

Instead of: es una preposición.

- I'll have tea instead of coffee, please.

- I stayed in bed all day instead of going to work.

Un saludo.

en vez de...

I rather the green one instead of the blue one --> Prefiero el verde EN VEZ del azul :)

Instead significa en vez, en remplazo, etc :)