# complementar vs complemento

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### complementar
*adjective · IPA /kõ.plɨ.mẽ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #8,019*
que complementa

### complemento
*noun · IPA /kõ.plɨ.ˈmẽ.tu/ · frequency rank #16,969*
ato de completar

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