# patente vs potente

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### potente
*adjective · IPA /pu.ˈtẽ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #13,151*
poderoso; que tem poder

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