# meteorito vs meteoro

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### meteorito
*noun · IPA /mɨ.tju.ˈɾi.tu/ · frequency rank #24,722*
pedaço de rocha que cai na terra provindo do espaço

### meteoro
*noun · IPA /mɨ.ˈtjɔ.ɾu/ · frequency rank #20,055*
estrela cadente

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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