# pele vs pente

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pele
*noun · IPA /ˈpɛ.li/ · frequency rank #1,654*
tecido que reveste externamente o corpo humano e o de muitos animais; couro

### pente
*noun · IPA /ˈpẽ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #16,363*
objeto usado para pentear o cabelo

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pele-vs-pente