# io vs ir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### io
*adverb · IPA /ˈi.o/, /ˈi.ɔ/ · frequency rank #18,900*
sempre

### ir
*verb · frequency rank #162*
mover-se de um lugar para outro

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