# penal vs punhal

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### punhal
*noun · IPA /pu.ˈɲaɫ/ · frequency rank #35,746*
pequena arma branca de lâmina curta e perfurante

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