# melancolia vs melancólico

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### melancolia
*noun · IPA /mɨ.lɐ̃.ku.ˈli.ɐ/ · frequency rank #20,658*
tristeza profunda, mórbida

### melancólico
*adjective · IPA /mɨ.lɐ̃.ˈkɔ.li.ku/ · frequency rank #29,823*
triste

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