# operário vs operativo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### operário
*adjective · frequency rank #11,692*
que diz respeito ao operariado:

### operativo
*adjective · IPA /ɔ.pɨ.ɾɐ.ˈti.vu/ · frequency rank #26,830*
que opera

## Source
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