# penúria

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /pɨ.ˈnu.ɾjɐ/ · frequency rank #44,525

## Definitions
1. estado de extrema pobreza
2. miséria
3. indigência

## Easily confused with
- **pelúcia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pelucia-vs-penuria)
- **pecuária** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pecuaria-vs-penuria)

## Common misspellings (9)
`epnúria`, `pennúria`, `penrúia`, `penúira`, `penúrai`, `penúrria`, `peúnria`, `pneúria`, `ppenúria`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/penuria