# ético vs étnico

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ético
*adjective · IPA /ˈɛ.ti.ku/ · frequency rank #14,268*
relativo à ética ou à moral

### étnico
*adjective · IPA /ˈɛt.ni.ku/ · frequency rank #14,495*
pertencente ou relativo a uma etnia

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