# histeria vs história

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### histeria
*noun · IPA /iʃ.tɨ.ˈɾi.ɐ/ · frequency rank #22,672*
doença nervosa

### história
*noun · IPA /iʃ.ˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/ · frequency rank #183*
estudo dos acontecimentos passados

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