# penal vs pente

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/penal-vs-pente