# pero vs poço

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pero
*conjunction · IPA /ˈpe.ɾu/ · frequency rank #17,884*
mas, porém

### poço
*noun · IPA /ˈpo.su/ · frequency rank #5,129*
buraco fundo, geralmente circular, cavado no chão, com o objetivo de encontrar água

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