# já vs jato

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### já
*adverb · IPA /ˈʒa/ · frequency rank #41*
imediatamente

### jato
*noun · IPA /ʒa.tu/. [ˈʒatu] · frequency rank #3,998*
ato de lançar ou de arremessar

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