# Jacob vs jato

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jacob
*noun · IPA /xaˈkob/ · frequency rank #6,776*
Jacó, Jacob

### 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/jacob-vs-jato