# paraíba vs parasita

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### paraíba
*noun · frequency rank #4,500*
nordestino

### parasita
*adjective · IPA /pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈzi.tɐ/ · frequency rank #16,135*
diz-se de organismo que vive à custa de outro

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