# nocivo vs novo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### novo
*adjective · IPA /'no.vu/ · frequency rank #136*
com pouco tempo de existência

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