# mercante vs mercantil

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mercantil
*adjective · IPA /mɨɾ.kɐ̃.ˈtiɫ/ · frequency rank #23,410*
relativo ao comércio, à mercadoria ou ao mercador

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