# peido vs pio

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### peido
*noun · IPA /ˈpɐj.du/ · frequency rank #26,836*
gases intestinais, mais ou menos ruidosos, expelidos pelo ânus; flato

### pio
*adjective · IPA /ˈpi.u/ · frequency rank #12,747*
inclinado à piedade; devoto, religioso

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