# Messer vs mister

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### Messer
*noun · IPA /ˈmɛsɐ/ · frequency rank #38,810*
faca

### mister
*noun · IPA /miʃ.ˈtɛɾ/ · frequency rank #15,861*
se diz de algo de grande importância, de suma importância

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