# miséria vs mistério

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### miséria
*noun · IPA /mi.ˈzɛ.ɾjɐ/ · frequency rank #7,803*
estado de miserável

### mistério
*noun · IPA /miʃ.ˈtɛ.ɾju/ · frequency rank #3,920*
conjunto de doutrinas restritas aos iniciados

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