# dire vs direct

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### dire
*verb · IPA /diʁ/ · frequency rank #27,835*
dizer, falar

### direct
*adjective · IPA /di.ʁɛkt/ · frequency rank #14,115*
direto

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