# placebo vs plácido

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### placebo
*noun · IPA /pləˈsiboʊ/ · frequency rank #27,214*
placebo

### plácido
*adjective · frequency rank #42,155*
calmo, tranquilo, sereno

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