# peixe vs peste

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### peixe
*noun · IPA /ˈpej.ʃi/ plural: /ˈpej.ʃis/ ou /ˈpej.ʃiʃ/ · frequency rank #2,341*
animal aquático pecilotérmico, dotado de corpo fusiforme, nadadeiras e guelras

### peste
*noun · IPA /ˈpɛʃ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #10,061*
epidemia grave

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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