# person vs perto

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### person
*noun · IPA /ˈpøːsən/ · frequency rank #24,105*
pessoa

### 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/person-vs-perto