# nociva vs nocivo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### nociva
*adjective · frequency rank #42,129*
que causa dano, prejuízo ou malefício; prejudicial

### nocivo
*adjective · IPA /nu.ˈsi.vu/ · frequency rank #31,467*
que causa prejuízo

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