# enxame vs exame

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### enxame
*noun · IPA /ẽ.ˈʃɐ.mɨ/ · frequency rank #32,973*
agrupamento de abelhas da mesma colmeia

### exame
*noun · IPA /i.ˈzɐ.mɨ/ · frequency rank #3,074*
o ato de examinar

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