# pertencente vs pertinente

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pertencente
*adjective · IPA /pɨɾ.tẽ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #9,741*
que pertence

### pertinente
*adjective · IPA /pɨɾ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #26,840*
importante, relevante, saliente

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