# per vs pio

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### per
*preposition · frequency rank #5,775*
por

### pio
*adjective · IPA /ˈpi.u/ · frequency rank #12,747*
inclinado à piedade; devoto, religioso

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