# mendigo vs menino

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### menino
*noun · frequency rank #1,437*
criança ou adolescente do gênero masculino

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