# docente vs doente

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### docente
*adjective · IPA /du.ˈsẽ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #8,756*
relativo a professor

### doente
*adjective · frequency rank #2,318*
que tem a saúde alterada

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