# pateta vs patroa

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pateta
*noun · IPA /pa.ˈtɛ.tɐ/ · frequency rank #26,497*
pessoa boba

### patroa
*noun · IPA /pɐ.ˈtɾo.ɐ/ · frequency rank #17,599*
feminino de patrão

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