# pes vs peste

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pes
*noun · IPA /ˈpɛs ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #23,445*
cão

### peste
*noun · IPA /ˈpɛʃ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #10,061*
epidemia grave

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