# espera vs esperto

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### espera
*noun · IPA /iʃ.ˈpɛ.ɾɐ/ · frequency rank #825*
ato de esperar

### esperto
*adjective · IPA /isˈpɛʁ.tu/ [isˈpɛh.tu], /esˈpɛʁ.tu/ [esˈpɛh.tu] · frequency rank #7,905*
o mesmo que desperto

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