# pão vs pro

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pão
*noun · IPA /ˈpɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #1,942*
alimento à base de farinha amassada, fermentada e assada em forno

### pro
*preposition · IPA /ˈprɔ/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #1,173*
para

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