# árduo vs árido

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### árduo
*adjective · IPA /ˈaɾ.dwu/ · frequency rank #22,504*
de difícil acesso

### árido
*adjective · IPA /ˈa.ɾi.du/ · frequency rank #25,518*
sem umidade

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