# espantado vs espantoso

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### espantoso
*adjective · IPA /iʃ.pɐ̃.ˈto.zu/ · frequency rank #26,373*
que causa grande surpresa ou espanto

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