# brejo vs brio

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### brejo
*noun · IPA /ˈbɾɛ.ʒu/ · frequency rank #20,800*
terreno inundado

### brio
*noun · IPA /ˈbɾi.u/ · frequency rank #48,289*
sentimento da própria dignidade

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