# açude vs arcade

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### açude
*noun · IPA /ɐ.ˈsu.dɨ/ · frequency rank #16,686*
construção destinada a represar as águas de um rio

### arcade
*noun · IPA /ɑrˈkeɪd/ · frequency rank #27,734*
arcada

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