# ponta vs pousa

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pousa
*noun · IPA /ˈpo.zɐ/ · frequency rank #29,092*
ato de pousar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ponta-vs-pousa