# penis vs punir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### penis
*noun · IPA /ˈpiːnɪs/ · frequency rank #39,788*
pénis ^((português europeu)) ou pênis ^((português do Brasil))

### punir
*verb · IPA /pu.ˈniɾ/ · frequency rank #10,779*
infligir pena a; dar castigo a

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