# cerro vs claro

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cerro
*noun · IPA /ˈse.ʁu/ [ˈse.hu] · frequency rank #22,250*
elevação no terreno formando um monte pequeno e com penhasco

### claro
*adjective · IPA /ˈkla.ɾu/ · frequency rank #385*
que clareia, ilumina

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