# Hunger vs hungry

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hunger
*noun · IPA [ˈhʊŋɐ] · frequency rank #32,213*
fome

### hungry
*adjective · IPA /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ · frequency rank #39,195*
faminto, esfomeado, com fome

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