# piranha vs pitanga

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### piranha
*noun · IPA /pi.ˈɾɐ.ɲɐ/ · frequency rank #15,885*
peixe encontrado nos rios da região norte do Brasil

### pitanga
*noun · IPA /piˈtɐ̃.gɐ/ · frequency rank #26,847*
fruto produzido pela pitangueira (Eugenia uniflora)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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