# patético vs poético

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### patético
*adjective · IPA /pa.ˈtɛ.ti.ku/ · frequency rank #14,920*
que comove a alma; que enternece; tocante

### poético
*adjective · IPA /ˈpwɛ.ti.ku/ · frequency rank #19,245*
relativo à poesia ou que a inspira

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