# espantado vs espantalho

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### espantado
*adjective · IPA /iʃ.pɐ̃.ˈta.du/ · frequency rank #29,348*
admirado

### espantalho
*noun · IPA /iʃ.pɐ̃.ˈta.ʎu/ · frequency rank #32,974*
figura ou qualquer objeto para afugentar as aves

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