# peste vs posto

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### posto
*adjective · IPA /ˈpoʃ.tʊ/ · frequency rank #1,722*
colocado, plantado, posicionado

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