# pera vs peruca

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pera
*noun · frequency rank #18,669*
o fruto da pereira

### peruca
*noun · IPA /pɨ.ˈɾu.kɐ/ · frequency rank #17,349*
cabeleira postiça

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