# boa vs but

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### boa
*noun · IPA /ˈbo.ɐ/ · frequency rank #165*
jiboia

### but
*conjunction · frequency rank #7,254*
mas, porém, todavia

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/boa-vs-but