# perversa vs perverso

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### perversa
*adjective · frequency rank #22,120*
que age com maldade, crueldade ou perversidade; malvada, ruim

### perverso
*adjective · IPA /pɨɾ.ˈvɛɾ.su/ · frequency rank #20,687*
que tem má índole

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