# persona vs pessoa

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### persona
*noun · IPA [peɾˈsona] · frequency rank #218*
Individuo perteneciente a la especie humana.

### pessoa
*noun · IPA [pə.ˈsoɐ] · frequency rank #46,119*
Persona, individuo.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/persona-vs-pessoa