# empenho vs espinho

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### empenho
*noun · frequency rank #11,623*
ato ou efeito de empenhar ('conceder algo material'); empenhamento

### espinho
*noun · IPA /iʃ.ˈpi.ɲu/ · frequency rank #16,755*
parte aguda e picante de um vegetal

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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