# patente vs pente

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### patente
*adjective · IPA /pɐ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #7,811*
manifesto

### pente
*noun · IPA /ˈpẽ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #16,363*
objeto usado para pentear o cabelo

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