# embate vs embuste

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### embate
*noun · IPA /ẽ.ˈba.tɨ/ · frequency rank #19,972*
ação de embater

### embuste
*noun · IPA /ẽ.ˈbuʃ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #36,868*
mentira engenhosa

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