# persa vs perto

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### persa
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɛɾ.sə/ · frequency rank #7,813*
da Pérsia antiga

### perto
*adverb · IPA /ˈpɛh.tʊ/, /ˈpɛr.tʊ/ · frequency rank #509*
a pouca distância

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