# gen vs gente

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### gen
*noun · frequency rank #16,523*
gene

### gente
*noun · IPA /ˈʒẽ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #225*
pessoas

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