# penetrar vs pentear

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### penetrar
*verb · IPA /pɨ.nɨ.ˈtɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #14,922*
passar através ou para dentro de algo

### pentear
*verb · frequency rank #24,103*
compor, alisar, ou limpar os cabelos

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