# escopo vs escudo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### escopo
*noun · IPA /es.ˈko.pu/ · frequency rank #14,839*
o que se pretende atingir

### escudo
*noun · IPA /iʃ.ˈku.du/ · frequency rank #7,022*
arma defensiva que se leva ao braço e que serve para proteger-se de armas ofensivas

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