# persa vs peruca

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/persa-vs-peruca