# escassez vs escasso

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### escassez
*noun · frequency rank #9,333*
suprimento inadequado de algo, especialmente de alimentos

### escasso
*adjective · IPA /iʃ.ˈka.su/ · frequency rank #23,313*
de que há pouco

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