# brinco vs brio

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### brinco
*noun · IPA /ˈbɾĩj.ku/ · frequency rank #13,460*
jogo de crianças, divertimento, folguedo

### 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/brinco-vs-brio