# pd vs per

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pd
*abbrev · frequency rank #23,766*
pode, terceira pessoa do singular no presente do indicativo do verbo poder

### per
*preposition · frequency rank #5,775*
por

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