# pérola vs peruca

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pérola
*noun · IPA /ˈpɛ.ɾu.lɐ/ · frequency rank #10,598*
glóbulo calcário nacarado produzido pelas ostras perlíferas

### 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/perola-vs-peruca