# brilha vs brilhar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### brilha
*noun · frequency rank #12,188*
virilha

### brilhar
*verb · IPA /bɾi.ˈʎaɾ/ · frequency rank #9,965*
despedir brilho

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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