# mendigar vs mendigo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mendigar
*verb · IPA /mẽ.di.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #48,539*
pedir por esmola

### mendigo
*noun · IPA /mẽ.ˈʤi.gu/ · frequency rank #14,185*
aquele que vive de pedir esmolas

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