# pilão vs pira

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pira
*noun · IPA /'pira/. · frequency rank #22,419*
pira

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