# being vs belong

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### being
*conjunction · IPA /ˈbiː.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #20,214*
já que, dado (que):

### belong
*verb · IPA /bɪˈlɑŋ/ · frequency rank #41,361*
ter seu lugar próprio

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