# pesada vs pestana

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pesada
*adjective · frequency rank #4,943*
feminino do adjetivo pesado

### pestana
*noun · IPA /pɨʃ.ˈtɐ.nɐ/ · frequency rank #24,107*
pelo que recobre a pálpebra

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