# penteado vs pentear

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### penteado
*adjective · IPA /pẽ.ˈtja.du/ · frequency rank #12,954*
que tem os cabelos arranjados

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

## Source
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