# cheiro vs cheiroso

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cheiro
*noun · IPA /ˈʃɐj.ɾu/ · frequency rank #2,083*
odor, aroma

### cheiroso
*adjective · IPA /ʃɐj.ˈɾo.zu/ · frequency rank #30,882*
que tem cheiro

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