# pente vs perto

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pente
*noun · IPA /ˈpẽ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #16,363*
objeto usado para pentear o cabelo

### perto
*adverb · IPA /ˈpɛh.tʊ/, /ˈpɛr.tʊ/ · frequency rank #509*
a pouca distância

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pente-vs-perto