# governanta vs governante

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### governanta
*noun · IPA /ɡu.vɨɾ.ˈnɐ̃.tɐ/ · frequency rank #28,219*
aquela que administra a casa de uma outra pessoa

### governante
*adjective · IPA /ɡu.vɨɾ.ˈnɐ̃.tɨ/ · frequency rank #8,205*
que governa

## Source
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