# administration vs administrativo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### administration
*noun · IPA /ad.mi.nis.tʁa.sjɔ̃/ · frequency rank #21,645*
administração

### administrativo
*adjective · IPA /ɐd.mi.niʃ.tɾɐ.ˈti.vu/ · frequency rank #5,056*
relativo à administração pública, ao Estado:

## Source
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Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/administration-vs-administrativo