# lamento vs lento

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### lamento
*noun · IPA /lɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/ · frequency rank #6,781*
lamentação

### lento
*adjective · IPA /ˈlẽ.tu/ · frequency rank #5,318*
vagaroso

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