# cerco vs clero

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cerco
*noun · IPA /ˈseɾ.ku/ · frequency rank #6,512*
ato de cercar

### clero
*noun · IPA /ˈklɛ.ɾu/ · frequency rank #16,470*
classe ou ordem religiosa

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