# pinça vs pista

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pinça
*noun · IPA /ˈpĩ.sɐ/ · frequency rank #29,865*
pequena tenaz

### pista
*noun · IPA /ˈpiʃ.tɐ/ · frequency rank #1,903*
parte de um campo de aviação onde aterram e donde levantam aeronaves

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