# penal vs pensar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### penal
*adjective · IPA /pɨ.ˈnaɫ/ · frequency rank #2,646*
relativo ao direito penal ou ao processo penal

### pensar
*verb · IPA /pẽ.ˈsaɾ/ · frequency rank #431*
imaginar

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