# peste

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɛʃ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #10,061

## Definitions
1. epidemia grave
2. grande número de casos de uma doença contagiosa, ao mesmo tempo
3. coisa funesta
4. coisa perniciosa
5. aquilo que corrompe
6. mau cheiro
7. pessoa má ou rabugenta

## Easily confused with
- **pote** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/peste-vs-pote)
- **posto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/peste-vs-posto)
- **ponte** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/peste-vs-ponte)
- **pista** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/peste-vs-pista)
- **Peter** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/peste-vs-peter)
- **posse** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/peste-vs-posse)
- **porte** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/peste-vs-porte)
- **poste** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/peste-vs-poste)
- **petty** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/peste-vs-petty)
- **poente** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/peste-vs-poente)
- **Prestes** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/peste-vs-prestes)
- **pes** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pes-vs-peste)
- **pede** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pede-vs-peste)
- **pele** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pele-vs-peste)
- **pepe** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pepe-vs-peste)
- **past** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/past-vs-peste)
- **parte** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/parte-vs-peste)
- **perto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/perto-vs-peste)
- **passe** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/passe-vs-peste)
- **peixe** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/peixe-vs-peste)

## Common misspellings (7)
`epste`, `peset`, `pesste`, `pestte`, `petse`, `ppeste`, `psete`

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