# ponta vs posto

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ponta
*noun · IPA /ˈpõ.tɐ/ · frequency rank #2,342*
extremidade, bico

### posto
*adjective · IPA /ˈpoʃ.tʊ/ · frequency rank #1,722*
colocado, plantado, posicionado

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