# maçante vs mercante

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### maçante
*adjective · frequency rank #48,003*
enfadonho; chato

### mercante
*adjective · IPA /mɨɾ.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/ · frequency rank #39,260*
do comércio

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