# pila vs pilão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pila
*noun · IPA /ˈpi.lɐ/ · frequency rank #15,424*
indivíduo inútil, vagabundo

### pilão
*noun · IPA /pi.ˈlɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #45,522*
mão do almofariz

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